PERSPECTIVES

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…

Call It What You May — Appalam, Appadam, Papad. It’s a Sophisticated Piece of Food Engineering in the Ancient World

Pick up a papad before it hits the oil. It’s paper-thin — almost translucent. You…