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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…
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Pakistan – Falling Behind in the Indian Subcontinent
Bombay Badshah uses UN and Global Data Lab human development figures to argue that Pakistan now has the lowest HDI in the subcontinent, is set to fall below Nepal on…
