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Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The War in Ukraine was provoked (Jeffrey Sachs)

2024 isn’t a done deal for Modi (Swarajya)

The inside story of Russia-Iran-India connectivity (Cradle)

South Africa’s Copper gangs (FT)

Afghans built urban Pakistan (Zocalo)

Britain’s forgotten war for rubber (Declassified UK)

Opium’s part in imperial history (Guardian)

How Russia tried to colonise Africa and failed (Al Jazeera)

The rise of the anti-intellectual (Dawn)

The cancellation of classical music (Spiked)

Thread: When harmonium was banned in India (Veejaysai)

The free dogs of India (Aeon)

The remarkable history of bar snacks in India (Mint)

Thread: Travelogue Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Dr AP)

Thread: Konark Temple (Vertigo Warrior)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

How a Madurai Tam Brahm became Hezbollah’s accountant (Print)

Why are they afraid of Imran Khan? (Mehr Tarar)

The Qatar-Syria stand off (Cradle)

King Charles: a reactionary ruler (Spiked)

Why Finns joined NATO (Engelsberg)

Erdogan’s Earthquake (Guardian)

Israel tiptoes around multi-front war (RT)

India’s disappearing Chinese community (BBC Travel)

How two friends sparked LA’s sushi obsession (LA Times)

The Future of Feni (Mint)

Modernity is making you sterile (Spectator)

Thread: Westminster Abbey (Cultural Tutor)

King Charles coronation was like a desi event (Moni Mohsin)

Travelogue: Kashmir (Team BHP)

Thread: Mcleod Gunj (Joshi Gargi Goyal)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

IPL: A League of its own (Open)

Thread: Why Manipur is on fire (SS Jha)

Russia’s new vision for taking on the West (Crisis)

Iran regime change via Reza Pahlavi (TOI)

Syria-Turkiye talks depends on water (Cradle)

Its raining IMF in Suriname (Al Jazeera)

The SCO & Indian challenges (ORF)

Thread: The Fourth Laddu (The Liver Doc)

Billionaires shouldn’t exist (Jacobin)

Who are the Anglo-Indians? (Zocalo)

Thread: Hari Singh Nalwa (Sadaa Shree)

Chanakya on when the enemy is stronger (HUYF)

Thread: The incredible story of Touria Chaoui (David Zabinsky)

Drive: Char Dham Yatra (Team BHP)

Thread: Expressions of Love in Arabic (Bayt Al Fann)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Endgame Karnataka (Open)

On India-Nepal border disputes (ORF)

Famine in East Africa (Al Jazeera)

Why the world has turned against Israel (Spiked)

Mexico’s Lynching Problem (American Conservative)

Britain is Dead (Palladium)

De-Dollarization kicks into high gear (Cradle)

Inside the crisis at Juventus (Guardian)

The Origin of the Kurds (Times of Israel)

The birth of the Pakistan Army (Dawn)

Debt shaming in Nigeria (ROW)

The Prince of Montenegro (Truly Adventurous)

Thread: Last stand of Rajputs at Somnath (Jay Vardhan Singh)

Auto Review: MG Comet EV (Team BHP)

Thread: A brief history of your favourite fonts (Cultural Tutor)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The Gambler who beat Roulette (Bloomberg)

After Bakhmut ( Newsweek )

How Sudan plunged into Civil War (Guardian)

The missile strikes that killed Israel’s deterrence (Cradle)

Pakistan is hurtling towards an apocalypse (Dawn)

Poland’s Alarm (Kyiv Post)

New Census data creates ripples in Nepal (ORF)

Why is America still in South Korea? (American Conservative)

How France’s wealthy elites keep their grip on power (Jacobin)

Next steps for troubled Cyprus (Crisis)

The Vienna of Leopoldstadt (TOI)

The life and death of Atiq Ahmed (Open)

Thread: On Hindu kings destroying Buddhist temples (True Indology)

Holidaying in Georgia (Team BHP)

Thread: The Podu Dikshitars of Chidambaram (Kishore Iyer)