In this episode, Uzair talks to Dr. Ayyaz Malick about the ongoing crises in Pakistan and where he sees things going. Dr. Malick is a university lecturer, with research interests in Marxist and post-/anti-colonial theory.

He has recently written a must-read essay on the ongoing crisis which can be read at the link below.

https://jacobin.com/2023/05/imran-khan-arrest-pakistan-politics-crisis-military-alienation-ruling-class-oppression

Tweet on military lands for agriculture - https://twitter.com/Benazir_Shah/status/1660897023531585539?s=20

Previous discussion with Ayyaz - https://youtu.be/_Qv0GrxM0-Y

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction 1:40 Framework for understanding the crises 17:20 Shifting alliances and the importance of May 9 33:00 Why are PTI leaders leaving so quickly? 55:23 Role of the PDM parties in this and future scenarios 1:19:25 Can a savior like Khan save Pakistan?

Reading Recommendations:

• Antonio Gramsci - On the Southern Question (for understanding hegemony and how ruling classes rule)

• Aijaz Ahmad - Lineages of the Present (for understanding Bonapartism, Bhuttoism, and fascism in South Asian politics)

• Gyorgy Lukacs, History and Class Consciousness (for understanding structural blindness of ruling classes i.e. why elites cannot reform themselves)

Broadcast on:

26 May 2023