top of page


Pulped Fiction
Nine days after the publication of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” in 1988, India banned the importation and sale of the book. Four...
chiefofstaff1
Apr 30, 20146 min read


Sri Lanka: A Not So Small Fish in the Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka has long been a matter of contention in Indian domestic and foreign policy, a topic relevant to India’s upcoming general...
chiefofstaff1
Apr 3, 20145 min read


The Subcontinent’s Housekeepers
By Emilio Leanza Corruption is common in India, but the country’s newest political ensemble, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has a platform...
chiefofstaff1
Mar 11, 20144 min read


Modern Slavery: Unseen, Unheard, and Unspoken
Slavery ended with the American Civil War, back when the African slaves of the American south picked cotton and tobacco, right? Now all...
chiefofstaff1
Nov 18, 20133 min read


India: Exception to Textbook Model of Democracy
I lived in India for all of my life and I still don’t understand the political climate of my country. Sure it’s a democracy–but how is it...
chiefofstaff1
Sep 17, 20123 min read
bottom of page