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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 24 January, 2025

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Realpolitik back in US foreign policy (IM 1776)

Israel just lost a war (TOI)

Foolish Lady Bishop Vs Trump ( Front Page)

The Left hysteria over Trump (USA News)

Thread: Manipur Crisis (Maj Rawat)

2025 will be a lean year for Indian politics (Print)

The menace of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants (First Post)

The forgotten Maoist war in Bastar (Scroll)

Pakistan is losing its Glaciers (New Lines)

Syria’s future depends on the Kurds (NI)

Profile: T K Radha (IAS)

Thread: The evil Jihadi Aurangzeb (Savitri M)

Vedic Wisdom needs to be lived (Maria Wirth)

Drive: Kolkata to Aurangabad (Team BHP)

Letting go of reading goals anxiety (Walrus)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 17 January, 2025

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

India’s nuanced Afghanistan Policy (First Post)

Murder in Maharashtra (Print)

Will Trump blow up TurkStream ? (RT)

What the Palestinian victory celebrations mean (TOI)

Israeli attack on Iran in 2025 (JPost)

The challenges facing Syria’s Alawites (New Lines)

Strategic blunder by the Houthis (NI)

Lithuania’s provocative remark about Kaliningrad (AK)

Thread: How FSB killed terrorist Black Arab (Sputnik India)

Tokyo Drift (Guardian)

The murky world of Psychological counselling in India (Scroll)

The Enemy Within (Open)

Thread: How to reverse aging (Scott Jag)

Meeting with Devraha Baba, the ageless Yogi (Maria Wirth)

Thread: Bike Ride in Assam & Meghalaya (Zishaan Hayath)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 10 January, 2025

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Maha Kumbh 2025: Divine Rhapsody (Open)

India must build its own fleet of ships (RT)

Why Taliban are turning against Pakistan (First Post)

Interview with Sergey Lavrov (TASS) (Use Google Translate)

The Biggest Crime in British History (Free Press)

History will not be kind to Biden (Arab News)

Ghosts of the Old Middle East (Engelsberg)

10 conflicts to watch in 2025 (Crisis)

Redefining US-Pakistan relations (Tribune)

Don’t think terrorists are trivial (TOI)

Victor Pelevin, Russia’s most famous novelist (Guardian)

The inside story of peace talks between Tunisia and Israel (JPost)

How Charlie Hebdo exposed the hypocrisy of the elites (Spiked)

Thread: The one habit of longest lived people (Cody Alt)

Travelogue: Japan (Team BHP)

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Mega Linkfest : 03 January, 2025

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Why they hate Hindus ( Open )

Communal politics of Nehru Gandhi family ( Organiser )

Manmohan Singh: Designated Survivor ( DG )

The H1-B Visa War ( RT )

How IDF beat Syrian air defences ( JPost )

Russia’s Black Sea problems ( Newsweek )

The struggle for Syria ( Al Majalla )

Black Swans in West Asia ( ORF )

President Carter betrayed the Shah of Iran ( TOI )

How the US supported genocide in Southern Africa ( AT )

The era of Taylor Swift ( Engelsberg )

Thread : The vulgarity of Shah Rukh Khan ( Rohit Pathak )

Travelogue: North Bengal ( Team BHP )

NY’s New Year Eve Ball Drop ( BBC Travel )

On Greenland ( IM1776 )

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 27 December, 2024

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Middle East: When Chaos is the Strategy (First Post)

India: Its worse than you think (Zero Hedge)

Andhra in the grip of Missionary Machinery (DD)

My rise & fall on Amazon India (Grapevine)

Justin Trudeau & the Woke Apocalypse (TOI)

Energy is Germany’s Achilles heel (RT)

Trump supporters fight over H1B Visas (Newsweek)

US: Celebrating Vigilante Violence (New Lines)

The crumbling pillars of the Iranian regime (JPost)

Lessons from Mao’s Cultural Revolution (Rair)

Thread: The fall & rise of Gucci (Shawn Chauhan)

The cult of the Keffiyeh (Spiked)

Thread: America’s greatest spy (History Nerd)

227 Years of Mirza Ghalib (Scroll)

Thread: 7 Habits to prevent chronic diseases (Samyr)