Indian-origin women are a big part of the new world’s international polity. From Usha Vance to Kamala Harris, here are 6 women currently shaping global politics
In July 2024, anti-immigration presidential candidate Donald J. Trump has chosen Ohio Senator JD Vance as his Vice President. The most unprecedented thing about Vance’s nomination, despite his previous affiliation as a Democrat, is his Indian-origin wife Usha Chilukuri Vance.
According to a report by the New York Times, in 2013 the United States House of Representatives had a single Indian American member. These numbers have changed drastically, with at least 50 Indian-origin representatives in the American state legislature as of 2023. Among these, our focus lies on Indian-origin women politicians, not only in the American polity but across all borders.
Usha Chilukuri Vance
The failed assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump in Pennsylvania on July 13 seemed straight out of a history lesson. Despite the harrowing incident, he recently announced Ohio Senator, JD Vance as his Vice President. But more interesting than the candidate is his Indian-origin wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance.
Usha is the daughter of Indian Telugu-speaking immigrants, and holds two impressive degrees, one in History from Yale University and a Master of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge. She used to be a litigator and has clerked for Supreme Court Justices, but her most important contribution can be attributed to her husband’s political success.