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Mega Linkfest: 30 August, 2024

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

India’s Opposition: Feeding the Fault Lines (Open)

How Ukraine war killed hope in Surat (DW)

Divisive touch of US diplomats in India (Organiser)

Nord Stream & Western Media (RT)

Is Washington serious about leaving Iraq? (NI)

US: RFK Jr Address to the Nation (IM1776)

The trial of Bjorn Hocke (Guardian)

Why Iran has not yet retaliated against Israel (Arab News)

Karbala is the path to Al Aqsa (Cradle)

Washington’s pulse on Pakistan (Chaos Theory)

Tired cliches won’t improve Balochistan (Friday Times)

Uber drivers in Kenya are circumventing Uber (ROW)

Bananas & Curry on Swedish Pizza (Smithsonian)

The lessons of the Taiping Rebellion (Engelsberg)

Travelogue: Uzbekistan (My Wander Lust)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 23 August, 2024

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Hindus: Unwanted in Bangladesh (Open)

History of Hindu Genocide in Bengal (Organiser)

India Out in Bangladesh (RT)

Ring of Conflict zones around India (Chanakya)

PM Modi in Ukraine (Newsweek)

The Hezbollah Wildcard (National Interest)

Pakistan: The rot is systemic (TFT)

Saudi Arabia normalises ties with Israel (Cradle)

Farmer-Herd Violence in Chad (Crisis)

When AI plans your vacation (Arab News)

Kosovo: Techno is a symbol of resistance (CNTraveler)

What my daughters learned at school in China (Guardian)

WWII : How Paris got saved from destruction (Smithsonian)

On Yoko Ono (Paris Review)

Food Shopping in Rome (Panorama Review)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 16 August, 2024

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Bangladesh: The new Great Game (Open)

Hatred against Hindus in Bangladesh (Print)

August 15: Freedom or Horror? (Organiser)

Rahul Gandhi’s Colombian Drug Cartel connection (Blitz)

Has Zelensky walked into Putin’s trap? (Newsweek)

India’s Russia Option (National Interest)

Donald Trump Elon Musk Interview (Rev)

In praise of Elon Musk (IM1776)

Israel wants a wider war (Jacobin)

Palestine meets the BRICS (Cradle)

A Leftist Jew’s recent visit to Israel (Guardian)

Bibi’s evolving Hamas story (TOI)

Unravelling Pakistan’s Polycrisis (Friday Times)

Bangalore Real Estate Musings (Team BHP)

Photos: Elephants (Smithsonian)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 09 August, 2024

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Dial D for Dhaka (Open)

Bangladesh Crisis: Major concern for India (Chanakya)

Economic roots of Bangladeshi unrest (Al Majalla)

Religion violence in Pakistan is getting worse (TFT)

Economic crisis in Maldives (ORF)

Yahya Sinwar takes over leadership of Hamas (Cradle)

What my interview with President Raisi taught me about Iran (TOI)

UK is rioting (RT)

The Disunited Kingdom (IM1776)

Time up for Canadian politican Jagmeet Singh (Walrus)

Whatever happened to ‘womens liberation’ ? (Spiked)

Photos: Tigers (Smithsonian)

Scrabble, Anonymous (Paris Review)

Art Vs Artist (Jai Arjun)

Driving Abroad: Mistakes to avoid (Team BHP)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 02 August, 2024

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Inside the RSS (Guardian)

Israel’s bold message through assassinations (JPost)

The politics of Israel’s unprecedented strikes (Al Majalla)

Israel isn’t crazy, its MAD (Cradle)

A Harris Presidency will harm the world (Newsweek)

The Keys to Kamala (Front Page)

Bangaldesh: Hard choices for Hasina (Open)

Pakistan: Vanishing Ahmadis (TFT)

The Ungoverning of Kenya (Al Jazeera)

The Ottoman American Empire (Tablet)

The 1884 borders that still profit the West (RT)

Inspiring journey of Olympian Swapnil Kusale (Organiser)

My mother, the Gambler (New Yorker)

The surprising history of Pad Thai (Smithsonian)

Thread Travelogue: Norway & Finland (Khyati Maloo)