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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 02 April, 2026

Some off beat reads for the long weekend:

The escalation trap in the Persian Gulf (Niti Shastra)

View of Indian Shias on US-Iran war (ForPol)

How Iran war will affect assembly elections (Print)

Seizing the Kharg (Cradle)

Red Sea can’t escape the Iran crisis (RT)

Pakistan in a dilemma (Korybko)

Pakistan’s mirage of mediation (MEM)

Iraqi militias turn on the State (Al Majalla)

The Israel-Hizbollah War (Crisis)

Istanbul’s descent into darkness (Engelsberg)

Dhurandhar-The Mirror (Organiser)

The dystopian world of K-Pop (Spiked)

A new auction record for Indian Art (Open)

A History of Momo (Smithsonian)

Endo dreams of Sushi (Guardian)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 27 March, 2026

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The Brand Age of Swiss Watches (Paul Graham)

Gulf crisis could trigger more reforms in India (FF)

China’s Technology Long Game (High Capacity)

Interview with Singapore Foreign Minister (Reuters)

The Pakistan Q in the Iran war (ForPol)

Dubai is a city built on sand (Spectator)

Afghanistan-Pakistan war escalates (Crisis)

The relentless war on Iraq (MEM)

Drones, Denial & the Northeast (FP)

Kashmir supports Iran (New Lines)

US public opinion is against Israel (Al Majalla)

Interview with late Mathematician Purnaprajna Bangere (Bhavana)

Philosophy: The Mass Man (FF)

Best countries for solo women travellers (BBC Travel)

Thread: Murder of Abu Fazl (PC)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 14 March, 2026

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Iran’s Kharg Island obliterated (White House)

India’s LPG crisis (ORF)

Gulf countries are left high and dry (New Lines)

Bahrain faces the consequences (Cradle)

US miscalculation in Persia (Niti Shastra)

Indian Muslims & Global Ummah (Print)

India has lost the language of Iran (Print)

US racist backlash to Indian dancing (Carl Wheless)

Epstein’s secret war for Libya’s Billions (RT)

The myth of White South African persecution (Guardian)

Whites should demand reparations from Africans (Duchesne)

This may be the last job you have (Anand Iyer)

When something will change inside you (Slim)

1553 report on Suleiman the Magnificent (RHG)

Book Review: Zbigniew Brzezinski (London Review)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 06 March, 2026

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

India firmly in US-Israel camp (Diplomat)

India had no responsibility for Iranian frigate (ForPol)

How Indian money built Islamic Republic of Iran (Swarajya)

No end game in sight (Arab News)

Stress Test for South Korea (NI)

Pakistan in a strategic bind (Cradle)

Thread: Bahrain in the crosshairs (Maryam A)

Beijing doesn’t think like Washington (Carnegie)

How Khalifa Haftar controls Libya (Guardian)

Genocide in Sudan (Walrus)

History of America’s Tariff Wars (Engelsberg)

Jews supported genocide of Armenians (TOI)

Nitish’s exit is good for Bihar (Print)

What happened to Sadhguru’s wife? (SC)

Drive: Tawang (Team BHP)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 27 February, 2026

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Modi comes to the Knesset (TOI)

US wants Israel to attack Iran first (Politico)

Tehran’s calculated wager (MEM)

Ukraine’s new world of warfare (Engelsberg)

The scandalous Prince Andrew (Guardian)

Spy Chief behind Sri Lanka Easter Bombings (Week)

Beijing’s losing patience with Pakistan (Print)

The vanishing of Imran Khan (Pulitzer)

Pakistan: The Unfinished Nation (FTGN)

Pakistan Vs Afghanistan (FP)

Another Kingpin falls in Mexico (Jacobin)

Serial Divorces in Mauritania (New Lines)

The racist Edwin Lutyens (Savitri Mumukshu)

Power turns comic before becoming cruel (Swarajya)

2025 Indian Used Car Market Report (Team BHP)