"The Sikhs of America, Inc. organization held a farewell for the outgoing Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, where the envoy stressed that the Indian community in the US has been an anchor of the fantastic India-US relationship. He further said that the Indian-Americans have played a significant role in the countries' relationship, adding that earlier the relationship was different and they were facing a lot of challenges. ""I did not realize that I had so many friends, but the farewells are indicating that. It reminds me that time really flies so fast. The Indian community here has been an anchor of the fantastic relationship that has emerged... Indian Americans have played a very significant role in making us arrive where we are today, after 25 years of India-US relations. The relationship was very different. At times, it was very frosty; there were so many challenges that came...,"" Sandhu highlighted.