Popular Writing

I have published numerous op-eds on topics including comparative law (India), gender rights (surrogacy, violence against women and reproductive rights), and immigration.  Access some of my popular writing below [click on the title to read the article]:

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Why do we call ourselves "South Asian"?, The New India Abroad (December 2024)

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Kamala Harris and the Future of Indian Americans in Politics, Seattle Times (July 23, 2--4_ 

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Why the Wait for a Green Card is Endless, TIMES OF INDIA (March 4, 2023)

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Outdated Green Card Laws Hurt Workers from India, SEATTLE TIMES (December 22, 2023).

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Why the U.S. should Embrace India, SEATTLE TIMES (September 5, 2023).

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Lessons from India on the Issue of Supreme Court Justice Term Limits, THE HILL (Apr. 20, 2021)

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Social Media Bans Can Be Shaped by International Human Rights Law, BLOOMBERG LAW (Jan. 28, 2021)

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New York State Modernises its Surrogacy Laws, INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION FAMILY LAW COMMITTEE NEWSLETTER (Jun. 26, 2020)

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India Should Also Accede to the U.N. Refugee Convention, HINDUSTAN TIMES (Mar. 12, 2020)

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By Misciting My Work, Justice Thomas Proves My Point, THE PENN PRESS LOG (June 12, 2019)

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Paid Surrogacy in New York Won’t Lead to Exploitation: What’s India Got To Do With It?, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS (Jun. 7, 2019)

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The Right Way to Legalize Surrogacy in New York, GOTHAM GAZETTE (Feb. 21, 2019)

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7th Circuit Faces Major Abortion Case Over ‘Reason-based Bans’, CHICAGO DAILY LAW BULLETIN (Mar. 22, 2018)

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Veil Bans in the European Court of Human Rights, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (December 12, 2017) (with Maithili Pradhan)

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Repeal Surrogacy Ban to Reflect the Rest of the Country, ALBANY TIMES UNION (Sep. 14, 2017) (with Rebecca Helm)

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Challenging the Narrative on Sex-selective Abortion Bans, MS. MAGAZINE (Aug. 25, 2017)

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Stereotypes About Indian Americans in Legislatures Across the U.S., INDIA ABROAD (Jul. 31, 2017)

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How to Fix India’s Sex Selection Problem, The N.Y. Times (Jul. 27 2017) cited in the U.S. Supreme Court judgment - in Box v. Indiana (May 2019)

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Senate Should Take up Domestic Violence Act, ITHACA JOURNAL (Sep. 19, 2016)

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Here’s Why That Race-selective Abortion Ban Bill is so Discriminatory, WOMEN’S E-NEWS (Apr. 16, 2016).

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Do Women Really Discriminate Against Their Fetuses? THE HUFFPOST BLOG (Dec. 21, 2015)

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India’s Daughter, Sexual Violence and the Many Indias, INTLAWGRRLS (Mar. 15, 2015)

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Eric Posner has a Narrow Understanding of International Human Rights Clinics, CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION BLOG (Nov. 24, 2014)

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Does a Ban on Wearing the Full Veil Promote Women’s Equality?, INTLAWGRRLS (Jul. 9, 2014)

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Stereotyping Asian Americans as Misogynist, HUFFPOST BLOG (Jul. 16, 2014)

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The Jury is Out: Do the new Board of Immigration Appeals’ Decisions Give Victims of Domestic Violence a Stronger Basis to Claim Asylum?, HUMAN RIGHTS LAW PROFESSORS BLOG (Mar. 18, 2014)

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Human Rights Concerns Missed on Both Sides of the India-U.S. fallout over the Treatment of an Indian Diplomat, INTLAWGRRLS (Dec. 19, 2013)

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It’s A Trick, SLATE (May 6, 2013)

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India’ Supreme Court Ruling: A Defeat for the Pharmaceutical Industry, INTLAWGRRLS (Apr. 3, 2013)

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Protection from Rape or Freedom to Have Sex, INTLAWGRRLS (Mar. 13, 2013)

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The Professor, The Bikini Model and the Suitcase Full of Trouble, INTLAWGRRLS (Mar. 11, 2013)

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Women in Robes (Gender Parity in Courts), AMERICA’S QUARTERLY (Summer 2012)

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