His efforts are recognized not just by those within the overseas Indian community, but by others who’ve seen him deliver. American historian Karen Leonard describes him as an “electrifying force, a social unifier..” while professor Stanley Wolpert says, “Inder’s tireless energy and total commitment to strengthening the social, cultural, and political ties that unite India and the United States of America in an enduring global partnership, have endeared him to every Indian and friend of India in America.”

Singh is currently chairman of the GOPIO, but between 2004-09 he served as its president and CEO. Many structural changes in the organization have been brought about, mainly because the aim has been to ensure that no personal agendas are promoted, and that terms of the governing body members are limited.

But there was a time just over two decades ago when the GOPIO did not exist. Singh was at the forefront pushing for a world body that would look after the interests of global Indians. At the time, in 1989, he was a president of the NFIA—the largest national body of people of Indian origin within the USA. He oversaw the setting up of the GOPIO during a convention that was attended by 3,000 people from 22 countries. They included community leaders and political stalwarts of Indian origin. Singh continued to serve the NFIA, remaining president till 1992, and then moving on to become its chairman, a post he held till 1996.