Good morning, here is your selection of eight articles for the weekend, showcasing the very best features and opinion. Just under 300 years ago soldiers of the Mughal empire were sent to fell a forest of khejri trees in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The local community tried to stop them and hundreds died. Chris Kay, the FT’s Mumbai bureau chief, draws a fascinating line from that bloody massacre to a violent gangster in 2025 dead-set on killing one of Bollywood’s most recognisable faces. Read the full story ➼

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