US Congressman Shri Thanedar will escort Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he enters the United States Congress to address a joint session on June 22. In an interview with DH’s Sumit Pande, Thanedar discusses his journey from Belagavi to Michigan, the challenges of the American immigration system, and the need for India to acknowledge the unipolarity of the new world order, with the US as the sole superpower. Excerpts: Let’s begin with your early life back in India, your memories back home, and your journey from Belagavi to Michigan. Well, I’m a Maharashtrian, but I was born and grew up...