Does anyone else remember Biden’s temporary port in Gaza? There seems to have been no mention of it lately.
abc.net.au/news/2024-03-0…

Shashi's YouTube channel has changed from all-English to all-Malayalam. It must be election time.

I'll be livestreaming in one hour with College Street Kolkata taking viewer questions on YouTube. Join us at: youtube.com/live/hQvb3yMb_…

My family song: youtu.be/w019MzRosmk?si…

Salvatore Babones Just do it Rajnath Singh (मोदी का परिवार)

New Washington to Dalai-Lamapur by bullet train in under one hour!

I suggest that India rename Beijing 'Allahabad'. They'll like that.
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Even more to the point: wouldn't any Indian prime minister seek a deal that favors India?

Join me LIVE for a discussion on the state of social science academia with College Street Kolkata this Friday afternoon at 4:00 pm IST. I'm assured that the podcast will be 'EPIC' - and that we'll be taking audience questions. Upcoming at: youtube.com/live/hQvb3yMb_…

I heard that the BJP wanted 600 seats, which is why they plan to expand the Lok Sabha.

Australian academic and media colleagues: on behalf of the Free Speech Union, I'm organizing a symposium on 'Intellectual Freedom in the Academy' to be held in Melbourne on May 21. Details at: newsletter.salvatorebabones.com/p/invitation-m…

And here I thought Robert Clive was the first prime minister of India.
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Review of 'My Life as a Jew' -- read my review of Michael Gawenda's book on Jewishness, Zionism, and antisemitism, published just before the October 7 attacks: newsletter.salvatorebabones.com/p/the-jew-of-m…

The Jew of Melbourne -- my review of 'My Life as a Jew' by Australian author Michael Gawenda -- will be published in a few hours via the Salvatore Babones Newsletter. If you don't want to miss it, subscribe now at: newsletter.salvatorebabones.com

My guru Rajdeep Sardesai argues that rhetoric of the 'death of democracy' is immature and implies that it reflects a lack of any real policy agenda among the I.N.D.I.A. opposition. Look past his own rhetoric, and his wisdom makes a lot of sense. youtu.be/WhnP3e_tCaA?si…

I don't mean to be partisan, but I have to say: I'm all with Ravi Shankar Prasad (Modi ka Parivar) here. The I.N.D.I.A. opposition could learn a lot from him. indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

'Modi & India: 2024 and the Battle for Bharat' by Rahul Shivshankar and Siddhartha Talya -- intelligent, well-considered, and highly recommended. You can find my video review below. Enjoy!

Many people have asked how I can be atheistic but at the same time a Shiva devotee. It is in fact true that Shiva is the god with whom I most identify. If there has been any spiritual awakening associated with my study of India, this has been it.

My own ancient ancestors spoke…