An American non-governmental organisation, launched by members of Indian minority communities, honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi in absentia with the ‘Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Global Peace Award for Minority Upliftment’ during an event in the US state of Maryland.

• The Association of Indian American Minorities (AIAM), was inaugurated on Friday( 22 November 2024) at the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in Maryland.
• AIAM aims to promote unity within the Indian American community across the United States.
• Renowned Sikh philanthropist Jasdip Singh has been named the Founder and Chairman of AIAM. He is joined by a seven-member Board of Directors representing various Indian minority communities.
• The board includes Baljinder Singh and Dr. Sukhpal Dhanoa (Sikhs), Pawan Bezwada and Elisha Pulivarti (Christians), Dipak Thakker (Hindu), Juned Qazi (Muslim), and Nissim Reuben (Indian Jewish).