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Diplomacy

Opinion: A Dangerous Twist to an Ongoing Mess 

The last thing Republicans seeking re-election on November 3 needed was the Iran war extending indefinitely. And this is precisely what has happened as the Houthis of Yemen have started…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · September 13, 2026

Diaspora

9/11: A Nation Shattered, A Family Reborn

It started out like any other morning, chaotic and disorganized, with our two young daughters screaming for attention as my wife and I got ready for work. That’s when the…

By Deven Parlikar · September 11, 2026

Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Post-American Geopolitical Balancing Act

Five years after the Taliban took back Kabul, the situation in Afghanistan remains complicated. Although the long war has largely ended, the Taliban now controls nearly the entire country. There…

By Sanjay Upadhya · September 11, 2026

Bangladesh

UN’s Six Priorities Are a Roadmap from Commitment to Action

Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman officially assumed the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly on September 8, taking charge of its 81st session. His appointment marks Bangladesh’s return…

By Nicholas Biswas · September 11, 2026

Diaspora

Opinion: America and the World Remember 9/11

September 11, 2001, will always be a day of remembrance for America and the world at large. It was on this day the world’s invincible super-power came under attack from…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · September 10, 2026

Diaspora

Beyond the Mat: You Can Heal Your Trauma by Sleeping

Recently, the Australian government ran a nationwide trial called AusAlert. Every mobile phone sounded the same emergency siren, at the same moment, so that if a real disaster ever came,…

By Mitabh Saud · September 9, 2026

Books

The Stories Behind the Judgments

Perhaps because many members of my family have been lawyers, I have been attracted to autobiographies of people in the legal profession, lawyers and judges both, since my teens. It’s…

By TCA Srinivasa Raghavan · September 9, 2026

India

Soul Talk: Not Every Voice Deserves Your Peace

Someone said something to you once — maybe years ago, maybe last month — and it stayed. Not a dramatic insult. Something smaller. A remark. An opinion delivered casually, a…

By Chhavi Upadhyay · September 9, 2026

Diaspora

The Great Indian Housing Test

With just two decades only left India’s aspirational goal to become a developed nation by 2047, the centenary year of its freedom from colonial yoke, appears to point to a…

By G. Srinivasan · September 8, 2026

AI

The No‑Collar Revolution

For decades, the Indian career script was fixed: finish college, secure a stable job, and climb the corporate ladder for three or four decades. Engineering, medicine, civil services, and government…

By Vivek Das · September 8, 2026

Diaspora

A Physician’s Prescription for Iowa

I am running for the Iowa State Senate because Iowa needs a stronger voice for patients, families, public schools and small businesses. For too long, some of the most important…

By Dr. Nikhil Wagle, MD · September 7, 2026

Capitol Hill

Opinion: Wars Are Not Small Potatoes 

A day after Vice President JD Vance argued that what was going on in Iran is “not war,” President Donald Trump got into the definition game essentially supporting his Number…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · September 6, 2026

Diaspora

The Pocket-Sized Rebellion

How a simple tote full of paper and yarn is quietly transforming urban commutes On a weekday morning inside Mumbai's crowded local train, a subtle rebellion is unfolding. Around them,…

By Vivek Das · September 6, 2026