Some off beat reads for the weekend:
Why do we worship Goddess Lakshmi? (Bibek Debroy)
The Blaze of Gaza (Open)
The Dogs of War (Tablet)
Possibility of Iranian-Arab joint front on Gaza (Arab News)
Dear World, I don’t care (Times of Israel)
Russia’s public pivot to Palestine (Cradle)
‘Allahu Akbar’ is the Islamic war cry (Rair Foundation)
Color Revolution attempt in Mongolia (RT)
China, Africa and the geopolitics of Lithium (ORF)
Online harassment of India-orgin US Academics (Verge)
Trump wins again (American Conservative)
Dattopant Thengadi: RSS Ideologue (India Today)
Thread: The life of P K Srinivasan (Ko Sesha)
Thread: Profile of Yashwant Rao Holkar (Sadaa Shree)
Thread: Massacre of Bangla Hindus by Pak Army (Arya Anviksa)