Passport
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The Pakistani Voice That Isn’t in the Room
X.T.M relays BB’s observation that Pakistan’s case at BP is argued almost wholly by people abroad, while India is argued by residents. The note argues the case is untested rather…
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Protecting Brahmin Izzat
Reacting to two Twitter threads, the author objects to outsiders opining on caste, says conference hosts underrate what South Asian passport holders endure to get visas, and argues Brahmin izzat…
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Bhutan
X.T.M objects to Western condescension about India and China, and to the glossing over of Bhutan’s displacement of Nepali migrants. He urges reciprocal visa rules for Western nationals and argues…
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Looking for Mr Ali
A Financial Times-sourced report on the stolen-passport passengers and the mysterious ‘Mr Ali’ who arranged their tickets on the missing Malaysian jet, with the poster’s comment that the story does…
