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When the Bombs Have American Flags: On Why Liberal Democracies Keep Funding Wars They Publicly Oppose

“It is not because they are somehow intrinsically given to violence… it is because capitalism…

They are Not Just Bombing Nuclear and Missile Sites—They are Committing a Crime Against Civilization

This piece had to be written. It has been waiting to be written — since…

Iran War: ‘I Am Ashamed of How Gutless, How Spineless Our Government Has Been’

I know we are here today to talk about “Mother Mary Comes To Me.” But how…

Voldemort Redux: New Carnegie Survey Documents a Rising Hate That ‘Will Not Be Named’

Carnegie Endowment’s latest survey on Indian Americans, offers some painstakingly collected data but  surprisingly declines…

Gotcha Activism: A Clipped Video, Selective Outrage, and the Real Costs of Misrepresenting Hindu Voices

Indian Americans now constitute the fastest-growing immigrant community in the United States, yet growing visibility…

The Settler Complex and Unrequited Embrace: How Israelis Look Down on Indians

In 2015, a young Indian woman walked into theFreekasol café in Kasol, Himachal Pradesh, and sat…

Pipe Dreams in Silicon Valley: How Much Can We Trust Artificial Intelligence?

At the recently concluded AI summit in India, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gave a sharp, shocking…

My Heart is Frozen: Why I’m Unmoved by Images of Jews Fleeing as Iranian Missiles Hit Tel Aviv

I’m afraid I’m losing sensitivity, an essential trait for a writer and poet. I fail…

The Subservience of Silence: India’s Complicity in U.S.-Israel’s Unjust War Against Iran

Today, March 4, 2026, a U.S. Navy submarine torpedoed the IRIS Dena in the Indian…

A Civilization Under Fire: The Unjust War Will Become a Part of Iran’s Long Memory

What makes America’s newest war unbearable is not only its scale but its target: a…

Modi and Israel: A Partnership of Necessity and a Delicate Balancing Act in a Volatile Region

“In diplomacy, timing is substance,” James A. Baker III, former U.S. Secretary of State, famously…

Ode to My Mother Tongue: Why Telugu is My First Love Even If I Think in English

After living in the U.S. for over 25 years, I may have started thinking in…