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Saffron-Washing in Gujarat
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The Islamic System of Government
The author says the farcical Taliban talks have prompted TV debates on replacing Western democracy with an Islamic system, a debate Islamists start with an advantage because Pakistan’s founders promised…
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A stirring reminder of India’s role in the British Empire
A shared fact that India paid £479 million for Britain’s First World War, with the poster amused that an ancient civilisation is billed as a ‘young lion’ beside Australia, Canada…
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The global face of Islam
A table of global religious populations, with the poster surprised that Islam stands at 1.6 billion and that more Muslims live in India and Pakistan than in the Middle East…
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Where is My Family In the Media?
Responding to a New York Times op-ed on interracial families on television, the author notes that nearly every example it cites is black-white, and argues that Census figures show most…
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Pakistan's dichotomy
A short comment disagreeing with a piece on the joint family, which the poster calls an efficient way of living, while agreeing that Pakistanis are conflicted.
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Another reason to hate Putin; fewer abortions?
The poster notes that Russian abortions fell from 2.5 per live birth in the 1990s to 0.42 after Putin took power, and wonders whether the West resents Russia’s resurgence or…
The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself
Sunday, 8 November 2026Since December 2010 · 4,170 posts · 93,920 comments
