Reports:	An Editor's Note: Looking Beyond Michigan Nirav S. Desai Nirav Desai, Editor-in-Chief of The Subcontinental and Executive Director of the Subcontinental Institute, explains why Affirmative Action is relavant to the South Asian American community. More importantly, he presents this as an area where South Asian Americans can effectively contribute to American society. He also explains why the additional pieces were selected.     South Asian American Political Clout: No Giant Leaps...Yet Ashish Kumar Sen Ashish Kumar Sen, noted journalist on the South Asian American community, assesses the state of political involvement of this community. He investigates several prominent groups, both recent and established.
Essays:	"Diversity" Is Not A Compelling Interest Roger Clegg Roger Clegg, Vice President and General Counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO), flushes out the position of the CEO on the Michigan Affirmative Action cases as expressed in their friend-of-the-Court brief. He clearly articulates that, in the opinion of the CEO, racial preferences in university admissions is racial discrimination and, thus, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution.     Why Affirmative Action in Universities Should Be Constitutional Neal Kumar Katyal Neal Kumar Katyal, Professor of Law at Georgetown University, comes to the defense of Affirmative Action. He argues that such policies should be looked at from a historical perspective when applying Equal Protection. Further, he argues that diversity is a compelling State interest. He submitted a friend-of-the-Court brief on behalf of private law schools to the Supreme Court to this effect.     Lessons on Affirmative Action From India Clark D. Cunningham Clark D. Cunningham, W. Lee Burge Professor of Law & Ethics at Georgia State University, is one of the foremost American experts on racial preferences in India. In this piece he argues that America can learn much on this issue from experiences in India, which has a longer history in addressing such matters.
Reports:	A Move to the Right? The Shifting Sands of South Asian American Politics Mira Kamdar Mira Kamdar, Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute, investigates the political leanings of South Asian Americans. She questions if this historically Democratically leaning community is making a shift to the Right.     Stuck in the Middle: Browns Wedged in a "Black and White" Issue Annetta Seecharran Annetta Seecharran, Executive Director of South Asian Youth Action!, utilizes the perspective gained from working with urban working-class South Asian American youth to analyze the effects and justifications of Affirmative Action. In an issue that is often seen as Black and White, she investigates its effects on Browns.     Constructing Vasudeva Kutumbakam: The Global Indian Family Udayan Chattopadhyay Udayan Chattopadhyay, international business developer, was born in England. He comments on the Indian American and Indian English communities and investigates the prospects for a united Diaspora. In a time when the Indian government has just began to reach out to their ex-patriot community, his analysis of the demographics of these communities is particularly relevant.