Diaspora politics in the era of Trump

The escalation of war has created deep anxiety within the diaspora, with many torn between opposing the current regime and fearing the consequences of conflict.

Ritu Marwah•Mar 31, 2026 08:41 PM• 246 views

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Solicitor General D. John Sauer, holds a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court's ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 20, 2026.

Credit: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

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Ritu Marwah is an award-winning author. She won the 2023 Ethnic Media Services award for outstanding international reporting; 2022 San Francisco Press Club Journalism excellence award as well as 2021 and 2020 California Award for Journalism. A alum of St Stephens College and Tata Administrative Services she now lives in Silicon Valley with her husband and fruit trees.

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