April 2022
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Guest Post: Ali Minai Looks at the Last Days of Imran Khan
Guest author Ali Minai argues that the opposition’s no-confidence move against Imran Khan made little political sense, and that Khan missed at least three chances to win the larger game,…
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Indus Valley on Tides of History
Razib Khan links an interview with a specialist on the Indus Valley Civilisation, finding it interesting but expressing mild scepticism about the suggestion of a pre-state primitive democracy there.
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Sri Lanka: Mob Rule or Color Revolution
Calling Sri Lanka’s protests mob rule that supporters see as a colour revolution, the author argues that urban, Western-leaning critics of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa echo a pattern of US-backed regime…
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China: A Book and a TV serial..
Omar Ali gives short verdicts on Edward Rutherfurd’s novel China, a well-researched and fun read that fills in social detail, and on the 87-episode drama Ruyi’s Royal Love in the…
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How Indians view themselves vs. how Westerners view Indians
Razib Khan comments on a headline about dark-skinned Indian-origin actresses in Bridgerton, saying casting will not change subcontinental norms but offers a window into aesthetic standards and the assumption that…
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Open Thread – 4/1/2022 – Brown Pundits
Open thread, 1 April 2022. Razib Khan opens by previewing a podcast with Francis Young on Baltic paganism, noting how closely living Lithuanian pagan practice resembles Vedic religion and what…
