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www.desitalk.com – that’s all you need to know 6 CITY VIEWS June 5, 2026 Indian Consulates Around US Host Events To Strengthen US-India Friendship, Business I ndian Consulates around the US hosted events in recent weeks to further the US-India partnership in different fields of endeavor. INDIA-USA FRIENDSHIP EVENT HELD IN ALBANY, NY The Indian Consulate in NewYork in collaboration with Indian American State Senator Jeremy A. Cooney, hosted a special gathering in Albany, the capital of New York State, May 27, 2026. The goal of the meeting was to celebrate the US-India friendship, democracy and common values shared by the two countries. Numerous lawmakers and other officials attended the meeting. The Consul General of India in NewYork Binaya Sri- kanta Pradhan thanked all those present including State Senator John C. Liu, who has a close relationship with the Indian- community, and other lawmakers such as NY State Senator Luis R. Sepulveda, State Assemblymen Kalman Yeger, Nader Sayegh, and Assemblywoman Karen McMahon, and other elected leaders. India’s Consul General in NewYork Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, addressing the gathering in Albany. On his right is Indian American State Senator Jeremy Cooney. In a post on X @IndiainNewYork, Consul General Pradhan expressed “Sincere gratitude to Senator Mr. Jer- emy Cooney for sponsoring the adopted NewYork State Senate Resolution to proclaim August 15, 2026 as India Independence Day in NewYork State.” State Senator Cooney said, “The purpose of tonight is to celebrate our shared heritage, to celebrate our proud diaspora coming from India, to make sure that we are seen and recognized, and heard,” South Asian Herald reported. He also emphasized the growing presence of the Indian American and broader Asian American Pacific Islander communities across NewYork State and the United States, SAH added. Liu, a Taiwanese-American who came to the US with his parents at the age of 5, spoke of his close relationship with immigrants from India. “I’ve grown up with Indian Americans and fellow Americans, fellow immigrants, I understand firsthand the struggles that we all go through, but all the successes that we have been able to cultivate and nurture over the years,” he is quoted saying by SAH. By a StaffWriter A section of the audience at the Albany meeting on US-India friendship. India’s Consul General in New York Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, addressing the gathering in Albany. On his right is Indian American State Senator Jeremy Cooney. PHOTOS:X.COM @INDIANINNEWYORK Indian Consulate Meets US Yogasana Team Heading For Global Championship Event In Ahmedabad A team from the United States is going to be among the competi- tors for the JuneWorld Yogasana Championship event to be held in India. On May 30, the Indian Consulate in NewYork welcomed members of the United States Yogasana team. Deputy Consul General Vishal J. Harsh met with the members and wished them good luck as they head to the first champion- ship of its kind which will be held from June 4-8 in Gujarat. Teams from at least 75 countries are expected to take part in the competition which is intended to take yoga to the next level as a sport. Organized by the World Yogasana federation and backed by India’s Ministry of Ayush, the teams will “test a 5,000-year-old tradition under standardized rules of precision, balance, flexibility, and degree of difficulty,” the website Yogajala.com noted. It is part of Prime Minister’s long-stand- ing effort to make yoga an Olympic sport. Competitors will be judged on four official categories —Traditional, Artistic, Rhyth- mic, and Athletic Yogasana. Teams will be marked on a scale similar to Olympic bal- let performances, on how their routines measure up in terms of classical postures based on alignment, hold time, transitions and level of difficulty, Yogajala.com noted. By a StaffWriter PHOTO:NAATS United States yoga team which will participate in the 1st World Yogasana Championship in Ahmedabad June 4-6, seen here at the Indian Consualte in New York, May 30. Flyer on the upcoming yogasana championship in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.