Farah Pandith overwhelmed with response from India

Kashmir-born Farah Pandith, who was recently appointed as the Special US Representative to Muslim world by the Obama administration, has said that she is overwhelmed with the response from India over her new job. “I was actually very overwhelmed with the response in India... I really have to say it was really very special for me as somebody of Indian heritage,” Pandith told the State Department on Wednesday. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had last week appointed Pandith for this first-of-its-kind position in the US government as part of President Barack Obama’s effort to start a new beginning with the Muslim world and improve... [read full story]                    

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