Opinion

By Victor Gomez, Executive Director, California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week is October 1 through 7. You must just love how using websites can make life so easy. You no longer must leave the house to shop for a

Photo: Reuters By Farwa Aamer, Director of South Asia Initiatives,Asia Society Policy Institute NEW YORK, NY - Anura Kumara Dissanayake's win marks a period of hope and change for the Sri Lankans who are still recovering from the political and economic crisis

Photo: Wikipedia By Emily McGinnis There's never been a more stressful time to be a teacher. I say that as someone who worked in K-12 schools for more than 20 years, first as a teacher and then as a principal. Educators enter the

NEW DELHI - China's arms exports have significantly declined over the past decade due to issues related to poor quality, compatibility problems, and substandard operational performance. Although many countries have been compelled to purchase military imports from China because of lower

Photo: Reuters/Annegret Hilse By Jonathan Guilford NEW YORK, NY - Google now shares an ignominy with Microsoft. Judged by the same legal yardstick, Alphabet’s web search colossus is a monopolist just as the software developer was deemed to be in 2001. It

NEW DELHI (IANS) - Pakistan, a country beset by a myriad of internal and external challenges, has often found itself teetering on the edge of security crises. These crises have not only shaped the nation's political landscape but have also played

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - In September 2023, China astonished the world by becoming the first nation to formally appoint an ambassador to Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power in 2021. Subsequently, in January 2024, China again led the international community by

The popularity of the T20 format of cricket has taken the sheen out of both the Test and the One Day versions. India, winning the T20 World Cup 2024 has further escalated it, as Indian fans are the base on

By Subhash Garg If these names Iyer-Kompanella-Narsude are not familiar to you, congratulations. You’re just like the lakhs of blissfully ignorant Hindus, rating your lives by where your kids go to college. But not by what they learn in college about

WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - In a country already on edge, the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has enraged his supporters, paused the Democratic campaign and raised fears of further political violence in the run-up to November's election. Trump's Republican

NEW DELHI (IANS) - World War II with its crippling global devastation produced a lasting period of Cold War that was rooted in a sharp ideological division of the world in the competing philosophies of International Communism on one hand

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has become pivotal in China-Pakistan relations in the past decade. Positioned as a focal point of President Xi Jinping's expansive Belt and Road Initiative -- a network of transcontinental connectivity projects

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Balochistan, a region of significant geopolitical importance, has been entangled in a complex and long conflict. Under the stringent control of a military regime led by Pakistan and its intelligence services, the inhabitants of Balochistan are suffering

By Ajay Bhutoria, Deputy National Finance Chair, Democratic Party While Trump faced felony convictions, Republicans stood united, defending him. Yet, a single poor debate performance by Biden leads to calls for his replacement. This is absurd. ATLANTA, GA - I was here

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), announced in 2015 after Pakistan engaged with China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, represents a considerable collaborative venture. Originally valued at $46 billion, the project focuses on sectors such

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the largest specialized agency of the United Nations focusing on agriculture, food security, and nutrition policies worldwide, is composed of 194 member countries. However, controversy has surrounded the FAO since

NEW DELHI (IANS) - On June 4, India’s 82-day election process concluded with the declaration of results. This is the largest democratic exercise in the world, conducted in a staggered manner through seven phases, allowing 969 million eligible voters to cast

BRUSSELS, (IANS/DPA) - The far right has significant gains in the European Parliament elections, with once-fringe parties growing in influence in the European Union. So how seismic could this shift be for the EU? For months, political analysts had forecast center-left and

Photo: @BJP4India By Rishi Gupta, Assistant Director, Asia Society Policy Institute, New Delhi. As the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) inches towards forming the government for the third consecutive time, here are some key observations: * The BJP-led NDA was

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Since its inception in 1947, the Pakistani Army has been a dominant force in the nation's affairs. Over nearly eight decades, it has wielded power directly or indirectly, morphing into the most formidable economic and political

Photo: American Medical Association By Dr. Paul Berggreen Corporate juggernauts are coming to dominate the U.S. healthcare system. UnitedHealth now employs 10% of all physicians in the United States. Hospitals signed up more than 58,000 new physician employees and acquired nearly 5,000 private

By Nitin Sawant, Hindudvesha.Org  Bollywood is fast shedding its Leftist skin, and its new avatar is sending shockwaves through the old ecosystem of parochial filmmakers, actors, and critics alike. Bollywood is slowly moving away from its traditional leftist narratives to embrace nationalistic themes,

By Farwa Aamer, Director of South Asia Initiatives, Asia Society Policy Institute As India gears up for its forthcoming elections, there's a prevailing confidence in the prospects of the ruling BJP, setting the stage for Prime Minister Modi's likely third term

By Preity Upala One of the most pertinent issues of our time is equality, specifically, gender parity and women’s rights. Despite enjoying more freedom and rights than ever before in the history of human existence, women today are struggling to fully embody

By D.C. Pathak The world is experiencing major developments - political, ideological, and combative, attributable to the projection of religion in international politics. The rise of Islamic radical forces symbolized by Taliban, Al Qaeda, ISIS, Boko Haram and Palestinian Islamic Jehad, the

By Mahtab Javed Siddiqui, Mental Health Unit, South Asian Network, Artesia, CA As a child, I watched my mother meticulously prepare a paste of turmeric and black pepper over a hot flame. The sizzle of the paste and the aromatic scent

Photos: provided by author. Neera Sohoni By Neera Kuckreja Sohoni In 1945, freeing itself of Dutch colonial rule, Indonesia set up its own independent government headed by President Sukarno (Soekarno). It took barely a year for the Dutch to resume their invasion

By Parthiv N. Parekh The massive national wave of devotion to Lord Ram witnessed recently during the consecration of the Mandir in Ayodhya, was breathtaking—and inspiring. Even though I grew up in a family steeped in Krishna bhakti, the reverence for

By Ajay Bhutoria In the realm of leadership, President Joe Biden has emerged as a truly exceptional figure, earning recognition as one of the greatest presidents in recent history. Far surpassing the criteria of merely being a good leader or a

By Farwa Aamer, Director of South Asia Initiatives, Asia Society Policy Institute As Pakistan braces for imminent elections in less than a week, the political landscape is marred by a series of dramatic events, most notably the sentencing of former Prime

By D.C.Pathak NEW DELHI - The anti-India remarks made by Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on returning home from a five-day high-profile state visit to China on January 13, go beyond what could be considered as the consequence merely of India's known

By Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor, Co-Chair and a Founding member, MLK Unity Committee, City of Fresno January 15 was a federal holiday in honor of Dr. King's 95th birthday, which was observed across the nation and around the world. It is a holiday

Photo: Warren K Leffler, Library of Congress By Shakeel Syed “We are not makers of history. We are made by history,” said Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose life we celebrate this week. For South Asian Americans to earn their rightful place

The Biden administration has just announced a plan to build 31 new tech hubs across the country. Seasoned biotech exec and entrepreneur Grace Colón lays out a blueprint for turning cities into booming life science centers like Boston and San Francisco. By

By Vinod Mirani MUMBAI, (IANS) - It is the time to sum up the year 2023. Good or bad, it is a tradition followed in all kinds of media. The scene of the film industry is like all the years gone

By Neera Kuckreja Sohoni A day after the deadly terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas, in an act of unusual courage by an immigrant Indian, Congressman Thanedar renounced his membership of the Democratic Socialists of America coming out against that entity

By Yajurvindra Singh The popularity of the conventional form of cricket, ‘Test Matches’ may be on the wane; however, it is the only way one can measure the ability of a cricketer. The five days of play for men and four days

By Kavya Dubey The world may be feeling for Gaza in the wake of the war Israel announced against Hamas for attacking it on October 7, but the silence of the Arab nations over Israel’s relentless retaliation against Hamas is rather

Photo: EMS By Pedro Noguera and Louis Freedberg Too often, the things that get kids most excited about learning have been stripped out of the school curriculum. No wonder when asked: “how was school,” so many students respond, “boring.” It shouldn’t be that way

By Sanjeev Sharma NEW DELHI, (IANS) -China is navigating an unfamiliar and uncomfortable role -- as the world’s largest official debt collector, AidData said in a report. Fifty-five per cent of its loans to low- and middle-income countries have already entered their

By D.C. Pathak Awareness is a product of analyzed knowledge. Innocence is bliss, no doubt, given the complexities of life, but a brush with reality becomes inevitable even for Gautam Buddha - born as Prince Siddharth - and that was enough

By Deepika Bhan NEW DELHI, (IANS) - As Israel's war on Hamas rages, demonstrations are being seen in several countries in support of the Palestinian cause. In India, too, pro-Palestine and anti-Israel protests were held in a few cities. Some organizations, including

Photo: @VivekGRamaswamy By Abhishek Narahari In mid-August, after I was elected President of my school’s student senate, I received a call from my grandparents in India. Having known my deep interest in politics, they congratulated me profusely. But towards the end, they

By D.C. Pathak Strategic analysts are writing a lot on the situation in Pakistan in the context of what is happening to Imran Khan in the wake of criminal cases being pursued against him with endorsement from a hostile Army and

By D.C. Pathak The Preamble of G20 Delhi Declaration - singularly important for representing the unanimous voice of all the leaders participating in the Summit - goes beyond the motto ‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam’ as they pledged their commitment not only to ‘one

Photo: Wikipedia By Neera Kuckreja Sohoni SACRAMENTO, CA - While those who live in California are invariably envied by others for enjoying its year-round incredible weather, natural beauty, and historic (once treasured now fast decaying) cities, they and we are slowly recognizing

By Deepika Bhan NEW DELHI - The Women's Reservation Bill continues to languish in Parliament. From time to time, different women's groups and leaders have raised their voices to get the Bill cleared in Parliament, and this time once again a

By Daniel Russel Asia Society Vice President for International Security and Diplomacy NEW YORK, NY - Chinese President Xi Jinping attended every G-20 leaders meeting from the time he took office until the pandemic. And he recently traveled to South Africa to

By Mishita Jethi Special to India-West NEW YORK, NY - Every month, the Department of State (DOS) comes out with a visa bulletin. The dates in the visa bulletin show which green card applications can move to the final stage. The August 2023

By Neera Kuckreja Sohoni India’s Independence Day has come and gone and therefore it may seem of no news value to address its significance. However, an irritating sanctimonious opinion  (https://indiawest.com/i-cannot-celebrate-indias-independence-day-again/) is a compelling reason to pen the following rejoinder In the current age when