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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 05 October, 2018

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

How China hacked into US companies (Bloomberg)

Donald Trump’s suspect tax schemes (NYTimes)

US-China heading towards a new Cold War (ATimes)

The truth about Rafale (Open)

Death in the evening (Rahul Pandita)

What an audacious hoax reveals about Academia (Atlantic)

An ill wind (Dawn)

The ordinary people of the Raj (Manu Pillai)

Lessons from the last Swiss Finishing School (New Yorker)

Biggest Blunders in the Indian Automotive Scene (Team BHP)

The Barber from Ooty (Better India)

Ananga Ranga: The Hindu art of love (Madras Courier)

A taste of Tbilisi (DailyO)

Travelogue: Mongolia (SCMP)

A Quest for tigers in India (The Ringer)

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The Great Rupee Dollar Trick

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Pre IPO : Mohan Meakin

Mohan Meakin is the manufacturer of the iconic rum brand Old Monk.

The Next-Gen of the promoter family are now in charge and are intent on improving the fortunes of the business as evident in the latest financial results.

A very limited quantity of its shares are on offer for sale.

For those interested,please email me at Alpha Ideas

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Linkfest: 05 October, 2018

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Mayhem on Dalal Street (BL)

Fuel becomes cheaper (ET)

How IL&FS was enriching itself at public cost (MoneyLife)

LIC makes open offer for IDBI Bank (BQ)

The rise & fall of Chanda Kochhar (MC)

Interview with Bharat Shah (MC)

The fall of the Sandesara Brothers (Mint)

Why IL&FS, IDBI etc happen (Subramoney)

Sins of Bull Market (MF Guy)

So you want to be the next Warren Buffett? (Mark Sellers)

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The Very Mischievous Harsh Goenka