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Parsi Nanis Are Gujarati
X.T.M reads genetic studies of the Parsis, with Iranian paternal lines and roughly half South Asian maternal lines, to argue that Parsi Gujarati comes from founding Gujarati mothers. A Facebook…
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Founder Sites and Institutional Sites: A Note on Sikh Sacred Geography
X.T.M announces an automatic fine for racialised language against Dravidian communities, then sets a framework for disputes over Sikh holy places. Founder sites such as Nankana Sahib lie in Pakistan,…
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Op Sindoor Was Not a Pakistani Defeat: Precedents Two Days From Pahalgam
Two days from the Pahalgam anniversary, three precedents worth setting down before the narrative hardens: Sindoor was not a Pakistani defeat, the Crescent commentariat cannot keep living Western lives while…
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The Iran That 1979 Erased: What If Khomeini Had Lost?
X.T.M runs a thought experiment on Iran had the 1979 revolution failed. Citing Central Bank of Iran figures on growth before and after, the post argues a constitutional transition could…
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The Chess Masters Who Weren’t
X.T.M argues that the leaders cast as grand strategists, from Trump and Modi to Netanyahu, Milei and Orbán, are losing pieces. Op Sindoor, Hormuz, Lebanon and Hungary all cut against…
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Moderation Notice
X.T.M tells commenters that the site now prefers many voices to many comments, and holds known authors to a higher bar than anonymous readers. Authors are urged to write posts…
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Pakistanis = Indian Muslims With Sovereignty?
X.T.M argues that Pakistanis are in effect Indian Muslims who gained sovereignty, and asks what it cost. The post says Partition gave sovereignty to two-thirds of the pre-1947 Muslim population,…
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India That Is Bharat: The Exceptional Uniqueness and the Dual Identity
X.T.M answers the charge that the site treats India more gently than Pakistan. The post argues India is both a seventy-nine-year-old state and a civilisation of some five thousand years,…
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Open Thread; the endless Argument of the Archives
Open thread marking the backtagging of the site’s 3,987 posts into one navigable archive. X.T.M reviews what it shows: Partition as a living argument, the Persianate thread, the genetics trove…
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The Ukrainian Interlude is over
X.T.M argues that the real 2026 story is Pakistan’s move from written-off state to mediator in the Iran crisis, alongside Iran’s survival and a faltering global far right. The post…
