PERSPECTIVES

The Bipartisan H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act to Plug Loopholes in the American Visa System

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Dick Durbin…

The Comedy of Errors: Congratulations are in Order to Cast and Crew of ‘Badhai Do’ for Tackling Important Social Issue

This weekend, we had an unexpected snowstorm in the Southeast, so Netflix took precedence over…

Confessions of a Kashmiri Pandit: What I Liked and What I Didn’t Like About ‘The Kashmir Files’

“Kashmir ka sach itna sach hai ki jooth hi lagta hai” — Krishna, “The Kashmir…

The Erasure: California Panel Claims Indian Muslims Face Impending Genocide

“India is subsumed in a momentous political crisis, the most daunting since 1950,” warned Dr.…

Much Ado About ‘The Kashmir Files’ and the Persecution Complex of the Pandits

I have not seen The Kashmir Files. I do not know if I will have the…

It Needs a ‘Clearer Vision’ to Understand the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Work in the United States

A “Perspectives” article, “The Artful Dodger: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi’s Unholy Nexus with Hindu Nationalism by Raju…

Yogi-Modi Triumph in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Signals the End of Caste in Indian Electoral Politics

The election results in five Indian states can be described in many ways. But going…

Never Mind Apu: My Father’s Distinct Indian Accent is Synonymous With the Warm and Welcoming Definition of ‘Home’

Recently, while in a hurry to get to a meeting across campus, I was laser…

‘Arranged Marriage’ and ‘Wedding Night’: Two Short Films for Your Viewing Pleasure During Downtime Anywhere

As the timelessness of pandemic work-from-home scenarios gives way to post-pandemic schedules and commutes, we…

Amor Towles’s ‘The Lincoln Highway’ Happily Conforms to His Typical Storyline, Lyrical Prose, Philosophical Twists, and Ikigai

“There are few things more beautiful to an author’s eye, he confessed to Billy, than…

The Odessa File: My Recollections of the Dawn of Ukraine’s Independence as a Young Indian Diplomat

I had arrived in the Soviet Union in September 1987 and spent almost a year…

In ‘Run and Hide’ Pankaj Mishra Goes to IIT and Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction

Formidably well-read, and known for his penetrating essays and reportage, Pankaj Mishra seems to have…