Volume 3, No. 1, January 2021
Editor: Rashed Rahman
عالمی معاشی جنگ، بلوچ جغرافیہ و سائل کی اہمیت اور بلوچ قومی تحریک پر اسکےاثرات
کریمہ بلوچ
نیا کو طاقت کا توازن کھوئے دو دِہائیوں سے زائدکا عرصہ بِیت چکا ہے۔ ایک وقت تھا جب دنیا کی طاقت سوویت یونین اور امریکہ کی صورت میں دو واضح حصوں میں تقسیم تھی ، جسے بائی پولر دنیا کہا جاتا تھا ، اس تقسیم کی وجہ سے طاقت میں ایک..
From the Editor
Ring out the old, ring in the same
The traditional greeting at New Year has to be modified as the above title since the annus horribilis of 2020 promises to be around for some time still..
Will Pakistan’s Military Lose Its Grip on Power?
Anger Is Mounting at the Generals Behind the Throne
AQIL SHAH
Pakistan’s military has long used its rivalry with India to legitimize its political and economic power and to place itself above reproach..
Book Review
Armytage, Rosita., Big Capital in an Unequal World: The Micropolitics of Wealth in Pakistan. 206pp., Berghahn Books 2020
Dr. Ali Khan
Bloody birth of Bangladesh 1971
Rashed Rahman
This new year was preceded by the 49th anniversary of the bloody birth of Bangladesh out of the ashes of East Pakistan on December 16, 1971..
Cuban-Soviet relations in Africa (1975-1980):
‘Partner-proxy’ relations: a theoretical debate – II
Professor Dr. Maqsudul Hasan Nuri
Many writers have developed hypotheses on the nature and pattern of the Soviet-Cuban relationship in Africa as demonstrated through the conjoint military operations ..
Ravi River Project: Robin Hood in reverse?
Manzurul Haq
Since its latest rebirth, this time emerging suddenly as the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf’s (PTI’s) star project, the Ravi River Development Scheme has been touted as a harbinger of a bright future for the country, especially for the city of Lahore..
From the Editor
Left unity, PDM’s positives and limitations, PTI’s anti-worker policies
In this issue we carry a Joint Declaration of three Left parties, the Mazdoor Kissan Party (MKP), Awami Workers ..
Cuban-Soviet Relations in Africa (1975-1980):
Professor Dr. Maqsudul Hasan Nuri
The ‘proxy’ or ‘patron’ character of Cuban-Soviet relations (1975-1980) is much commented upon..
Joint Declaration of the Left
The Mazdoor Kissan Party (MKP), National Party (NP) and Awami Workers Party (AWP) met on November 14-15, 2020 in Lahore and, at the end of two days of deliberations issued the following Joint Declaration..