Some off beat reads for the weekend:
The Battle in Ukraine used to be provoked (Jeffrey Sachs)
2024 isn’t a performed deal for Modi (Swarajya)
The interior tale of Russia-Iran-India connectivity (Cradle)
South Africa’s Copper gangs (FT)
Afghans constructed city Pakistan (Zocalo)
Britain’s forgotten warfare for rubber (Declassified UK)
Opium’s section in imperial historical past (Mum or dad)
How Russia attempted to colonise Africa and failed (Al Jazeera)
The upward thrust of the anti-intellectual (Daybreak)
The cancellation of classical song (Spiked)
Thread: When harmonium used to be banned in India (Veejaysai)
The loose canines of India (Aeon)
The exceptional historical past of bar snacks in India (Mint)
Thread: Travelogue Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Dr AP)
Thread: Konark Temple (Vertigo Warrior)
