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3. Politics in Diaspora
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7. Imperialism in South Asia
8. Remembering Rana Plaza: Politics on South Asia’s Factory Floor
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Collateral Lives: Violence as Governance in Balochistan
Essay, Pakistan Hazaran Rahim Dad 6/9/25 Essay, Pakistan Hazaran Rahim Dad 6/9/25

Collateral Lives: Violence as Governance in Balochistan

With brutal torture and disappearances, the Pakistani state continues colonial strategies of collective punishment in Balochistan.

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From the Barrel of a Gun? Maoist Debates in Pakistan
Essay, Pakistan, Issue 9 Noaman G. Ali 3/5/25 Essay, Pakistan, Issue 9 Noaman G. Ali 3/5/25

From the Barrel of a Gun? Maoist Debates in Pakistan

The Mazdoor Kisan Party’s debate on armed struggle and electoral politics as political strategies

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The Poetics of Revolutionary Violence
Issue 9, India, Pakistan, Poetry Sara Kazmi 3/5/25 Issue 9, India, Pakistan, Poetry Sara Kazmi 3/5/25

The Poetics of Revolutionary Violence

Verses from Punjab

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“Nothing Less than Decolonization”: The Baloch National Struggle
Issue 9, Pakistan, Interview Jamhoor Publication 3/5/25 Issue 9, Pakistan, Interview Jamhoor Publication 3/5/25

“Nothing Less than Decolonization”: The Baloch National Struggle

An interview with veteran militant intellectual Mir Muhammad Ali Talpur, and an anonymous activist

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Analyzing Pakistan’s Government Spending
Essay, Pakistan Danish Khan 1/26/25 Essay, Pakistan Danish Khan 1/26/25

Analyzing Pakistan’s Government Spending

How budgets constrain inclusive development in South Asia.

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The Stubborn Hope for Peace at the Pashtun National Jirga
Essay, Pakistan Bakht Noor Nasar 12/25/24 Essay, Pakistan Bakht Noor Nasar 12/25/24

The Stubborn Hope for Peace at the Pashtun National Jirga

A report from the 2024 Pashtun National Jirga.

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Afghan Refugees and the Left in Sindh [Urdu]
Essay, Pakistan, Urdu Ayyaz Mallick 11/11/24 Essay, Pakistan, Urdu Ayyaz Mallick 11/11/24

Afghan Refugees and the Left in Sindh [Urdu]

افغان مہاجرین اور پناہگزین کا سوال سندھ کے بائیں بازو، ترقی پسند اور قوم پرست تنظیموں کے لئے سوالیہ نشان ہے

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Afghan Refugees and the Left in Sindh [English]
Essay, Pakistan Ayyaz Mallick 11/10/24 Essay, Pakistan Ayyaz Mallick 11/10/24

Afghan Refugees and the Left in Sindh [English]

The question of Afghan migrants is a test case for Sindh’s Left, progressive, and nationalist groups.

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Voices of Baloch Nationalism: A Conversation with Mahrang Baloch
Interview, Pakistan Jamhoor Publication 4/30/24 Interview, Pakistan Jamhoor Publication 4/30/24

Voices of Baloch Nationalism: A Conversation with Mahrang Baloch

Jamhoor spoke with renowned activist Dr. Mahrang Baloch on the latest upsurge in the Baloch national struggle, as well as the Pakistani Left and the country’s growing feminist movement.

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For Palestinian Martyrs: Urdu Literature and Palestinian Resistance
Photo Essay, Pakistan Haider Shahbaz 4/19/24 Photo Essay, Pakistan Haider Shahbaz 4/19/24

For Palestinian Martyrs: Urdu Literature and Palestinian Resistance

Marxist, feminist, and anti-imperialist Urdu writers associated with literary progressivism in South Asia have long written of Palestinian resistance. Their solidarity can guide us today as we try to learn once again, together, from the liberation struggles that are moving us towards a new world.

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The Afghan Question and the Contradictions of Pakistani Identity
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Essay Zehra Hashmi 4/1/24 Pakistan, Afghanistan, Essay Zehra Hashmi 4/1/24

The Afghan Question and the Contradictions of Pakistani Identity

Recent deportations of Afghan refugees reveal the historical contradictions of citizenship and national identity in Pakistan.

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On Punjab: An Interview with Tariq Ali
Interview, India, Pakistan Gurshamshir Singh Waraich 1/28/24 Interview, India, Pakistan Gurshamshir Singh Waraich 1/28/24

On Punjab: An Interview with Tariq Ali

Tariq Ali discusses the place of Punjab — its partition, its politicians and activists, and its poetry and languages — in the history of the subcontinent.

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