- In the Indian Express, HK Dua argues for a fresh ceasefire in Kashmir.
- In the Hindu, G Sampath takes stock of the National Democratic Alliance government at three.
- Also in the Indian Express, Vibhuti Narain Rai on why we must keep speaking of the Hashimpura massacre of 1987.
- In the Telegraph, Mukul Kesavan on the lynch mob republic.
- In the Economic Times, Sandip Roy weighs the merits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over President Donald Trump.
- In Hindu BLInk, Majid Maqbool on how Kashmiris have found ways to circumvent the government ban on social media.
- In the Guardian, Paul Mason on how British policy on Libya, and its fallout, reveal Prime Minister Theresa May’s failures on terror.
- In the New York Times, Katrin Bennhold, Stephen Castle and Declan Walsh on the life of the Manchester bomber, Salman Abedi, and how it is tangled up with Libya’s tortured past.
- Also in the Hindu, Happymon Jacob on how an unlawful act by an army major in Kashmir was turned into a nationalist issue, and the perils of stoking animosities.
- In Mint Lounge, Samar Halarnkar washes up on an island without seafood.
The Weekend Fix: A fresh ceasefire is needed in Kashmir and nine other reads
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