THE EDITORIALS
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Guest Editorial: The Taste of Justice
May 2015 - After almost 10 years, Annamalai (aka Dr. Commander Selvam Siddhar) was sentenced to 27 years for 34 counts of fraud, obstruction of justice, money laundering, conspiracy, and more.
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The Sureshbhai Patel Police Incident: Keeping it Real
March 2015 - Swift corrective (as much as possible) action for Sureshbhai Patel came from the evidence of his absolute innocence, leaving the police with absolutely nothing to justify their violence.
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Stop Being Indian-American!
February 2015 - An Indian-American response to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's statements: “I do not believe in hyphenated Americans.” And, “My dad and mom told my brother and me that we came to America to be Americans—not Indian-Americans.” And, “If we wanted to be Indians, we would have stayed in India.”
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“Illegal” or “Undocumented”?
December 2014 - The presence of undocumented Indians in the U.S. in large numbers is a relatively recent phenomenon. Is it appropriate, or dehumanizing and counterproductive, to refer to them as "illegal"?
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Shapeshifter PM: Who’s the Real Modi?
November 2014 - India’s charismatic new Prime Minister is seen in strikingly opposite images. Is he the greatest threat to India’s secular and progressive values, or the best thing to happen since Independence?
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Racism and South Asians
October 2014 - HOW DOES RACISM AFFECT SOUTH ASIANS? An editorial perspective on the actions and attitudes that can help us navigate an America which appears far from post-racial.
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Sexuality in Modern India: Paradoxes and Myths
August 2014 - Pop psychology or prurient interests should not set the agenda for the place of sexuality in societies. Is liberalism really a return to India's "glorious liberal" sexual past?
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Our Many Worlds!
June 2014 - How energizing it is that thanks to globalization, technology, and media, we can have in our daily lives so many diverse worlds that were unavailable to past generations.
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Deciphering Modi as Prime Minister
May 2014 - The rise of Narendra Modi—from his role in the riots of 2002 to his current popularity—shows India's desire to be rid of Congress Party rule. What would his leadership mean?
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Indian General Election 2014: the Choices Are Ineptitude, Anarchy, and Communalism!
April 2014 - The Indian voter is faced with the painfully unenviable task of deciding which will be the least of evils: Rahul Gandhu (ineptitude), Arvind Kejriwal (anarchy), or Narendra Modi (communalism).