THE EDITORIALS
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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).
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When individuals falter it is sad; when States falter it is serious!
February 2014 - Of significance in the Khobragade case is how the officials conducted themselves. It is sad for Indian-Americans that both the countries dropped the ball in this diplomatic debacle.
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A Diplomatic Debacle
January 2014 - Who would have thought that the diplomatic ties between the U.S. and India could be suffer a major setback, not by issues surrounding nuclear disarmament or Indo-Pak squabbles, but by the arrest of a relatively low ranking consular officer?
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Disappearing Childhood Independence and Mobility
December 2013 - What will this lack of independence and mobility, along with other factors such as being addicted to electronic devices, mean for the psychological health of our next generation?
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What we are thankful for
November 2013 - It is a precious cycle: not being pressured to compromise our content makes Khabar more appealing to our readers; and that in turn makes it more beneficial to our advertisers.
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Racist rants are not the big story. Multiculturalism is!
October 2013 - The thing that matters most about Miss America 2014 is that it is yet another indicator of a nation willing to embrace its growing multiracial and multicultural makeup.