[10][11][12] As a general interest newspaper, India-West has covered a wide range of topics related to Indian American communities.

[16] Researchers have studied or cited India-West's coverage of Indian American acculturation,[17] immigration politics,[18] businesses,[19] labor,[20] gender,[21] domestic violence,[22] dance,[23] theater,[24] and community organizations.

[25] One of its most notable investigative reports exposed the presence of beef fat in McDonald’s french fries marketed as vegetarian, leading to a high-profile lawsuit and public apology.

[11][26][27] In 1997, India-West and its East Coast rival India Abroad opened up a shared office building in San Leandro, which India-West hoped to use as a headquarters, and India Abroad as a West Coast office; further plans for integration never materialized.

[32] The paper has also collaborated with other publications, including joint coverage of the Lakireddy Bali Reddy trafficking case with the San Francisco Examiner.