Volume 7, No. 10, October 2025
Editor: Rashed Rahman
From Marx to Mao – and After
Ray Nunes
The Restoration of Capitalism in China
The restoration of capitalism in the Soviet Union was the outcome of the growth of a new capitalist class within the country, commonly referred to as ‘the new bourgeoisie’.
Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: A Political Perspective on Culture and Terrorism – II
The Cold War after Indochina
Mahmood Mamdani
Eqbal Ahmad draws our attention to the television image from 1985 of Ronald Reagan inviting a group of turbaned men, all Afghan, all leaders of the mujahideen, to the White House lawn for an introduction to the media.
The Baloch and Pashtun nationalist movements in Pakistan: Colonial legacy and the failure of state policy – III
The Conflagration of Pakistan’s Northwestern Border
Kriti M Shah
The Aftermath of 9/11
In 2001, the US invaded Afghanistan to destroy al Qaeda and the Taliban government that protected it. The war would bring monumental changes to Pakistan’s northwestern border.
Pakistan Here and Now: The Language of the Heart – II
Exile, yearning and loss
Navid Shahzad
On still further examination and despite obvious sociocultural, political and linguistic differences and distant geographies, it is interesting to note that a single common thread often features powerfully in the exile’s life.