February 2021
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Clash of two Jats in the Indian army
Hamid Hussain says the reported clash between two senior Indian Army generals was a personality dispute of little significance, but uses it to trace the officers’ family backgrounds and military…
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Some notes on the accession of Junagadh vs. Kashmir
Why the usual Pakistani comparison between the accessions of Junagadh and Kashmir is less sound than it looks.
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Open Thread – 2/13/2021 – Brown Pundits
Open thread, 13 February 2021: the poster mentions he will host a Clubhouse session on Indian genetics and history within hours.
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Farmers vs Government: The Benefits and Limits of Democratic Redistribution
The author argues that India’s democracy let its large farming population keep a steady share of redistribution during globalisation-led growth, unlike one-party China and Vietnam, where farm incomes fell relative…
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The Confluence of Two Seas: India and Arabia
The author opens with Dara Shikoh’s treatise on the similarities of Hinduism and Islam and his execution under Aurangzeb, then sets out to tell the story of Arabia before and…
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Bengal and Dharma: A Recipe for Revival
Reposted from the author’s Medium page, this essay argues that Dharmic civilisation has lost ground over centuries, including Punjab, Sindh and Bengal, and that reviving Bengal means going back to…
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“too many Indian names”
A New York Times report on a Houston doctor fired and charged after giving expiring Covid-19 vaccine doses to patients, with officials questioning ‘too many Indian names’, posted with the…
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The Genetics of India Cloubhouse Event – Friday 9 PM CDT
Razib Khan announces a Clubhouse room on the genetics of India, Friday 9 PM CDT, based on his two Substack posts on Aryans and humans, with David Mittelman helping to…
