The Power of Milk Tea: From Pacific to Punjab
The Milk Tea Alliance movement is brewing radical connections and political solidarities across Asia and the Pacific.
A Tale of Two South Asian Americas
An exploration of the Bangladeshi American activism scene provides a glimpse into how the South Asian American political landscape continues to expand and change.
Caste, Race & the Left in Post-War Britain
An interview with a Dalit leader of the Indian Workers’ Association (IWA) on casteism and racism in post-war Britain, Black-Dalit solidarity, and reconciling Ambedkar and Marx via Mao.
More than an Assassin: Revisiting Shaheed Udham Singh on His 80th Martyrdom Day
Udham Singh is widely revered for assassinating Michael O’Dwyer in order to avenge the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh. But by focusing solely on this deed, we obscure the wider politics that shaped it.
The Romance of Revolution in Emergency-Era Delhi
As many today struggle against an undeclared BJP-led Emergency in India, a reflection on the fight against Indira Gandhi’s Emergency — and the role of love.
Orientalizing Environmentalism: Green Movements in India
Millenial-led environmental movements in India fall prey to imitating their Western counterparts. If environmentalism is to have any success in the country, we need a more vernacular environmentalism.
No Harm Here is Still Harm There: The Green New Deal and the Global South (II)
A GND which fails to challenge the hegemony of growth-led development perpetuates the exploitation of the Global South and will be unable to prevent global ecological social collapse.
No Harm Here is Still Harm There: The Green New Deal and the Global South (I)
Without accounting for globalized production, a Green New Deal in the Global North will merely spur the imperialist quest for cheaper resources and labour to satisfy “eco-friendly” consumption.
Life and politics in South Asia (Part 2)
In the second part of our collaborative discussion with Oats for Breakfast, we chat about some of the protest movements currently active in India and Pakistan, repression in Kashmir, and class struggle in South Asia.
Life and politics in South Asia (Part 1)
Oats for Breakfast, in collaboration with Jamhoor, hosts a discussion about South Asia. We chat about Hindutva and the closing off of space for dissent in India and Pakistan.
The Khalistan Question: An Interview with Pritam Singh
An interview with Pritam Singh on the demand for Khalistan.
Zinda Hain Tulba! / The Students Live!
An energetic national student movement re-emerges in Pakistan.