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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
TopicCalifornia anti-caste bill

Topic: California anti-caste bill

More Asian Americans in California want the anti-caste bill. But it’s a slim majority

In California, 55 per cent Indians support the inclusion of caste in anti-discriminatory laws and 17 per cent strongly opposed the move.

SB 403 is dead but hate against Hindu Americans has only begun

The introduction of SB 403 was the latest and most dangerous missive in the disturbing trend of targeting Hindu Americans.

SB 403 veto shows US needs to be cautious about Indian influence on its domestic policies

Joe Biden has to ensure that diplomatic ties with India don’t grant leeway for foreign ideologies like that of the RSS to seep into the American legislative framework.

California governor vetoes caste bill, tells Senate ‘existing laws already ban discrimination’

Senate Bill 403 was spearheaded by Senator Aisha Wahab & opposed by groups who argued that it would ‘put target on Californians because of their ethnicity or religious identity’.

California’s Trojan Horse Caste Bill damages reputations of Indian Americans on unfounded grounds

Indian Americans heavily lean Democrat and were disenchanted with their lawmakers’ declaring caste as a real problem, without evidence. Caste narratives and rumours have mainstreamed this rogue issue.

American Bar Association’s anti-caste resolution isn’t just progress but a revolution

ABA's Resolution 513 will support Dalits who have transitioned from the haunting memories of Khairlanji massacre to the hopeful corridors of rights advocacy in the West.

American guns on caste trained only at Hindus from India. What about Japan, Somalia

SB 403 is malicious and will harm South Asian communities in California.

California anti-caste bill a milestone in equality. It’s a role model for others to follow

In addition to California’s senate passing the Bill 403 with a near-majority, the Seattle City Council has also passed an ordinance banning caste discrimination.

Indians in US aren’t ‘casteless’. Why they’ve got the wrong basis for opposing California bill

Caste-based organisations, networks, discrimination, intra-caste marriages, and the selective adoption of castelessness are rampant in the US.

On Camera

India’s goal of isolating Pakistan is facing a setback

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poorly timed tilt to Israel on the eve of the war had already damaged Iranian trust in India.

A communist state’s capitalist expedition. How Kerala CM Pinarayi came to embrace private enterprise

Despite its new avatar, Kerala’s culture remains rooted in socialistic principles. Yet there is growing acceptance to ‘privatisation with participation', observers say.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.