A list of good reads

• New York Times (splainer gift link) reports on Sikh separatism—which it says is a “nonissue in India”—except to serve as a political boogeyman.
• The sexiest dish in Manhattan is… stuffed bandh gobi? Grub Street explains why it’s suddenly the must-eat vegetable.
• V Sudarshan in The Federal explains why the diplomatic war with Canada is a fiasco for New Delhi.
• Scientific American plays party-pooper to tech billionaire dreams—and explains why we will never live in space.
• Bloomberg News looks at the mayhem—sorry, growth—wrought by the tech boom in Bangalore.
• Washington Post (splainer gift link) has a handy guide to modern day phone etiquette—which almost no one will follow in India:)
• Indian Express had an interesting report this week on why the Women’s Reservation Bill is a big boost for the BJP.
• Sticking with politics—albeit of the uglier kind—Upala Sen in The Telegraph looks at instances of unparliamentary language.
• CNN looks at the objects we keep when loved ones die—and what they say about mourning.
• Are more celebrities dying? Daniel Parris looks at what the stats tell us.
• The Verge looks at the unexpected partnership between SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI—and their plan to make the ‘iPhone of AI’.