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Pawan Luthra

Pawan is the publisher of Indian Link and is one of Indian Link's founders. He writes the Editorial section.

India’s 80th Independence Day celebrated in Sydney

India’s 80th Independence Day Sydney NSW Premier Chris Minns used India’s 80th Independence Day celebrations in Sydney to announce that he will travel to India...

Premier leads first overseas mission to strengthen NSW–India ties

chris minns india NSW Premier Chris Minns has announced that his first official overseas mission as Premier will be to India, underscoring the growing importance...

This Independence Day, let’s fix India’s broken ladder

India’s broken ladder Every 15 August, India celebrates freedom. The flags go up, the tricolour flies from balconies, schoolchildren sing Vande Mataram and political leaders...

Why has the VFS fee increased to $115?

VFS fee hike The reopening of Indian consular services this week has been welcomed by the Indian Australian community after almost a month of disruption...

Breaking news: VFS Global services to resume from 23 July

VFS Global services resume After three weeks of uncertainty, frustration and thousands of people left waiting - the VFS Global saga is finally over. Indian visa,...

Supreme Court clears resumption of Indian consular services

VFS saga After weeks of uncertainty for thousands of Indian Australians, India's Supreme Court has paved the way for passport, visa and OCI services to...

IABCA Canberra Roundtable: From ‘Why India’ to ‘How India’

IABCA Canberra Roundtable How prepared is Australia to engage with India? According to more than 100 senior government, business and policy leaders gathered in Canberra, the...

MEA visa and consulate services drawn into international tender dispute

  Thousands of Australian and Indian residents seeking Indian passports, visas and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) services have been caught in a legal dispute...

What Pauline Hanson might learn in a World Cup fan zone

Pauline Hanson's monoculture Australia has spent years arguing over national identity: what holds it together, what threatens it, and whether multiculturalism strengthens or weakens social...