18 July, 2025 – Alpha Ideas

Some off beat reads for the weekend :

Amit Shah’s retirement plan ( Print )

The property case of Saif Ali Khan Pataudi ( Open )

Israel’s strike on Syria ( JPost )

Did South Africa know about Oct 7 in advance? ( TOI )

The G7 horror show with Macron ( Guardian)

Ukraine’s lost children ( Macron )

Turks & Kurds conflict nearing an end ( Al Majalla)

India’s war on the Mughal Empire ( Engelsberg)

Malaysia’s Mahathir turns 100 ( Arab News )

Why Memento Mori is the ultimate life hack ( BT )

Thread : Subramanya Siva ( Sadaashree)

Rumi, a racist Jihadi bigot ( SN )

Thread : Guide to Intermittent fasting ( Dr Sayaji Rao )

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach ( BBC Travel)

The same damned thing over and over ( PR )