July 2026

Could Capitalism have thrived without Colonialism? – II

The Limits of Political Marxism

Vijay Prashad

Toward the end of his interview, Chibber notes that his ideas are based on the work of Robert Brenner, “who made this point most forcefully.”

The Marxist Punjabi Movement: Language and Literary Radicalism in Pakistan – II

Post-colonial continuities

Sara Kazmi

Post-1947, the situation has remained unchanged.

Nothing Is More Precious Than Independence and Freedom

Tricontinental Asia

On the anniversary of Vietnam’s liberation, the

The Material Basis of a Spectre: Why China’s Youth Are Rediscovering Mao

Yinhao Zhang

A Spectre’s Return

A spectre is haunting China – Mao Zedong.

Ms Rachel learns about Genocide

Changez Ali

Can you say Genocide? Say it back with me: G.E.N.O.C.I.D.E – Genocide. Hurrah. Among the litany of horrors and cruelties

Ash on the Lamps of Learning: How Cambridge Blinked

Roshaan Khattak

When silence settled over the cloisters, one voice refused to dim: transnational repression met university silence and a scholar fought to keep the light on at Cambridge.

The Rise and Fall of the Left and the Maoist Movements in Pakistan

Ishtiaq Ahmed

Between the late 1960s and early 1970s, Maoist ideas gained considerable popularity and influence in left politics and the labour movement, and made an impact on Pakistani mainstream politics

The War against Islamabad’s Katchi Abadis

Alia Amirali

In October 2025, a team of surveyors sent by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) began a data collection exercise in Muslim Colony

How civil society reads India-Pakistan signals amid the West Asia War

Rita Manchanda

What do civil society peace activists, especially the cross-border ‘people-to-people’ dialogue enthusiasts, say about the growing buzz around a senior political ideologue

Kashmir and the Contradictions of the Neo-Colonial State

Dr Saulat Nagi

What is happening in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) must be seen in a larger canvas with a Marxist lens.