February 2026
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Indian Music Spotlight – Kazinama – Ahista Ahista
Bombay Badshah shares Kazinama’s Ahista Ahista, an Indian neo-soul remix of a late-1980s Pakistani song, with an editor’s note on crediting the original artist.
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3,920 | Building out the Archive
X.T.M reports that Brown Pundits has reached 3,920 posts, every one categorised. He argues that tending the archive makes the site a lasting record rather than a feed, and notes…
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Pakistan, India – culture, music, movies
RecoveringNewsJunkie offers a palate cleanser from comment-thread hostility, noting the shared culture of India and Pakistan. He points to cricketer Usman Tariq’s inspiration from an Indian film, and to Pakistanis’…
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Poorer Pakistan OutFoxes Richer India?
X.T.M argues that although India is richer, Pakistan’s narrower, military-anchored power structure gives it structural resilience in confrontation, while India’s democracy imposes restraint. He says understanding this asymmetry beats arguing…
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Kohrra Season 2: Review
Bombay Badshah gives a spoiler-free recommendation of Kohrra season 2 on Netflix, calling it twistier and more technically accomplished than the first. He praises the cinematography, acting and multilingual dialogue,…
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Open Thread: Bharat overawes France
Open thread opening with a Vandana Shiva line on billionaires’ wealth, President Macron thanking India, and the Uzbek prime minister singing a Raj Kapoor song, plus a remark that Louis…
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Japan: War Criminal Dynasty and Moonies
Sbarrkum summarises a YouTube video alleging that the CIA backed Nobusuke Kishi and the LDP, used the Unification Church to move money, and later shifted to Turning Point USA. The…
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Back from Vermont
After a week skiing in Vermont, X.T.M argues that the Karakoram, Himalaya and Hindu Kush have the terrain for a major winter sports economy. Militarisation, contested borders and weak infrastructure,…
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Evangelicals ban Behemoth from Bangalore
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Pakistan Does Not Need to Imitate India to Be Stable
X.T.M answers a call for Pakistan to turn secular and drop Kashmir. He argues that state failure comes from weak institutions rather than religious language, that Kashmir is foundational to…
