Some off beat reads for the weekend:
Jamal Khashoggi’s last column (Washington Post)
Modi & Markets (Dhiraj Nayyar)
Mohan Bhagwat’s Vijayadashami Speech (First Post)
Do-or-Die for Congress in upcoming Assembly Elections (Outlook)
A Million $ Blackmail Scheme (Narratively)
My Great Grand Father – The Bundist (NYBooks)
The myth of meritocracy (Guardian)
John Oliver on Saudi Arabia (Big Picture)
Trade war fallout on China’s nouveau riche (ATimes)
Travelogue: Dubai (Team BHP)
Gossip: Digvijay Singh in the doldrums (Gossip Guru)
Inside Facebook’s wild early days (Wired)
History: Malala & the Battle of Maiwand (Madras Courier)
Spoof: Sprinter feels like an idiot (The Onion)
Obituary: Paul Allen (NYTimes)