Some off beat reads for the weekend:
Understanding US military defeat in Iran (Pilkington)
Russia must prepare for peace without peace (RT)
How the UAE built an army of Kleptocrats (Jacobin)
How Netanyahu transformed Israeli politics (JPost)
How a DEA sting caused a Colombian insurgency (Drop)
Welcome to new age of feudalism (Niti Shastra)
Why Babur & family never became Indians (IT)
Sweden’s Age of Conquests (Engelsberg)
How Mumbai was planned into crowding (Swarajya)
Thread: Why Assam is in India (Himanta Biswa Sarma)
Why foreign tourists are falling out of love with Goa (BBC)
The Great Indian Railway Platform (R Balu)
Religion & Spying (CLJ)
Aden’s last Hindu temple (New Lines)
Drive: Arunachal Pradesh (Team BHP)
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