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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 08 July, 2022

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

In defense of Harshad Mehta (Jyoti Mehta)

The fall of Uddhav Thackeray (Open)

The current crisis is bringing Russia & India closer (RT)

5 things that led to PM Johnson’s downfall (BBC)

Why Japan & Germany are rearming (Engelsberg Ideas)

Ukraine could tear Europe apart (American Conservative)

How South Africa’s black farmers were set up to fail (Guardian)

The Chinese Govt is stealing your technology (Verge)

Racist videos on China Tik Tok is a multi million $ industry (ROW)

Corruption: Africa’s undeclared pandemic (Al Jazeera)

The Kingpin of Shanghai (Damn Interesting)

14 ways in which the White Empire is overthrowing itself (Indi Samarajiva)

Drive: Off roading in a Jeep Compass (Team BHP)

Thread: 15 powerful Visuals about Psychology & Life (Strong Minded)

Obituary: Shinzo Abe (NY Times)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 01 July, 2022

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Draupadi Murmu: An Epic Choice (PR Ramesh)

Thread: What happened between the Shiv Sena & BJP (Apar Bharat)

Thread: 12 Reasons why Fadnavis decision makes sense (Cogito)

The old establishment is still very powerful (Balbir Punj)

The Case for the Wuhan lab leak theory (Spiked)

Turkey: Jihad against Cyprus (Gatestone)

What NATO’s new strategic concept means for China (RT)

How London’s Olympic legacy was sold out (Guardian)

Thread: Story of New York’s Citicorp Center (Trung Phan)

Harvard must fall (Ayaan Hirsi Ali)

Lessons from a Turkish coup (American Conservative)

How a teacher became one of Nepal’s biggest You Tube star (ROW)

The Indian wine geeks of Silicon Valley (Shobha Narayan)

Thread: Ulysses Grant, Face of the $50 Bill (David Zabinsky)

Auto Review: Mahindra Scorpio-N (Team BHP)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 24 June, 2022

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Paradigm Shift: A State Govt may fall for not being Hindutva enough (Swarajya)

MLAs are political entrepreneurs (Vir Sanghvi)

How Korean pop group BTS became bigger than Beatles (New Yorker)

The King of Kowloon (Guardian)

Enviromentalist in North Korea (Palladium)

Bread & Conflict in Ukraine (Zocalo)

Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Azov Battalion (RT)

Russia & Iran have united against the West (Ali Ansari)

Remembering the unglorious Lebanon War (Times of Israel)

Uneasy peace in Afghanistan (Dawn)

How Facebook has become Mexico’s favorite Food Delivery app (ROW)

The real reason why Pakistan banned Rehman’s book on 1971 War (Open)

Saketh Rajan: Naxalite in Karnataka (Fifty Two)

Six of India’s most luxurious train journeys (Better India)

Burdwan: A peep into history (Team BHP)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 17 June, 2022

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

What is EU’s alternative to Russian Gas? (RT)

Joe Biden’s Woke Imperialism (Spiked)

What do Saudis want from Biden’s visit? (Arab News)

Ukraine isn’t worth nuclear war ( American Conservative)

Decoding Sri Lanka’s meltdown (ROW)

The God who loves bling (Times of Israel)

Ukraine’s improbable World Cup Qualifier Win (ESPN)

Has Amethi abandoned the Gandhis? (Open)

In defense of burning bridges (Amber Husain)

Sanskrit, State & Science ( Sanjana Ramachandran)

Volunteering with Tibetan refugees (Better India)

Food: Bangladesh Jhal Muri (BBC Travel)

Pilgrimage: Bangalore to Dwarka (Team BHP)

Thread: World’s greatest Impostor (David Zabinsky)

The joys of slow travel (Shivya Nath)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 10 June, 2022

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Inside the siege of Amarula, Mozambique ( Outside )

On Russia’s onslaught in Eastern Ukraine (New Yorker)

Washington’s failed push for Anti-Russian global consensus (American Conservative)

When Israel attacked America (RT)

Netanyahu to regain power in Israel (TOI)

Pakistan in 2047 (Dawn)

The truth about Gyanvapi (Sandeep Balkrishna)

How we can defeat targetted killings in Kashmir (Brigadier Narender Kumar)

How Economic Warfare backfired in Ancient Rome (Zocalo)

The Works of the Monster of Showa (Palladium)

America deserves gun violence (Indi Samarajiva)

A dispatch from Cannes 2022 (Baffler)

Gujarat’s Fishermen: Cast Away (Fifty Two)

The Nightmare (Minal Dave)

Spoof: Ukrainians reflect on first 100 Days of War (The Onion)