Political activist Shabbir Ahmed Chowdhury attended the Democratic Party's national convention in Boston last week. Mr. Chowdhury feels that a lot of independent and undecided voters will carefully consider both the Presidential candidates and also watch the Republican convention before coming to a decision about the candidates. He talked about the increasing number of South Asian especially Indian Americans who are now participating in the political process. Mr. Chowdhury is the founding Chairman of US Bangladesh Advisory Council.