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Open Thread
Open thread in which the author says the commenters’ boycott has made the site quieter, that the Indo-Pak frame no longer fits him, and that BP may drift towards the…
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The growing Pakistan-Afghan Conflict. What next?
The author asks where Pakistan goes next as the Durand Line dispute and the TTP insurgency escalate. He argues that Pakistani military superiority may not decide a mountain insurgency, and…
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Caste, Civilisation, and the Courage to Own It
A short personal reply arguing that the author sees nothing wrong with Akhand Bharat or a broader Dharmic civilisation, that questioning caste identities should not be taboo, and that he…
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What is Akhand Bharat ?
Prompted by the Akhand Bharat maps used by the RSS and allied groups, the author asks what the historically fair boundaries of Indian civilisation were around 500, 1000 and 1500…
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To be or not to be (Capricious)
Opening post for an unmoderated open thread carrying the November circular to Brown Pundits authors: it reports October traffic down about 15 per cent to roughly 55,000 views, asks authors…
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Wag the dog?
Playing devil’s advocate, the author argues that Pakistanis blame the military establishment for every failure, citing the false claim that half the budget goes to the army, and says that…
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Co-Founders Confer
X.T.M shares an email to BP’s co-founders on traffic of roughly 50,000 to 60,000 monthly views, his aim to grow readership tenfold, Kabir’s return as an author and moderation problems…
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Genetics open thread
An open thread on two recent genetic studies, one of Kashmiris and Central Asians and one of Sri Lankans and South Indians, offered to the commentariat despite the author’s scepticism…
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The Earth’s Lost Industrial Heart
If the Earth were one economy, where would its industrial heart be? An argument for the triangle between the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Indo-Gangetic plain.
