August 2025
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Hinduphobia does not exist?
A one-line quotation in which Kabir states that ‘Hinduphobia’ does not exist, that Islamophobia is real, and that the two are not the same.
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GST reform – go big Modiji, let the bizmen breathe
A guest writer argues that Narendra Modi’s planned GST reform, cutting rates from four to two, will not fix the system’s deeper problem: discretionary powers to block input tax credit,…
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Come Fly with me to Far Bombay
Writing from Bombay, X.T.M ranges across commentariat debates, praises Sher Shah Suri over the Mughals, comments on Hindutva and liberal intelligentsia, argues renaming Indian cities cost brand value, and sees…
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Open Thread: Rasam, Stray Dogs, and the Battle Over India’s Story
Open thread from Chennai. X.T.M links rasam, Delhi’s stray-dog removal order, Pakistan Cricket Board revenue-sharing and fresh claims on Aurangzeb to a single struggle over who owns the narrative of…
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Faiz, Subh-e-Azadi, and Pakistan’s 78th Birthday:
On Pakistan’s 78th Independence Day, the author reflects on feeling little zeal for the occasion, and questions whether Faiz’s “Subh-e-Azadi” is a happy or sad poem, recalling a disagreement between…
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USA, India, Pakistan.. an eternal prickly braid
Omar Ali argues that the US–India relationship has soured since May 2025 as Trump attacks India’s protectionism, probably over Russian oil, while Pakistan benefits. He sets out his guesses on…
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Meltdown Bhāṣya: Verse 1.1.1 (Part 1.1)
Arkacandra Jayasimha continues a project reading Nick Land’s accelerationism through Hindu texts, introducing Land’s “technocapital singularity” as a parasitic, self-assembling intelligence and framing it as the starting point for a…
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Browncast: Trump, Tariffs, Hurt Feelings, and India..
Omar Ali talks with Kushal Mehra, host of the Carvaka podcast, and regular contributor Amey Chaugle about the public war of words between the USA and India, partly over Indian…
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Open Thread- Rahul Gandhi detained?
Open thread asking about reports that Rahul Gandhi was detained, with a remark that Brown Pundits may be the oldest and most active Indo-Pak weblog.
