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EPISODE · Mar 30, 2026 · 1H 14M

Pakistan in a Multipolar World: Imperialism, the Left, Iran, and China (w/ Ammar Ali Jan)

from Journal of International Solidarity · host A. Shantha

In this episode, I have a wide-ranging conversation on Pakistani politics with Ammar Ali Jan. We look at the role Western imperialism has played in the country and in the region, how Pakistan is viewing this US-Israeli war on Iran, we look at Pakistan’s recent military campaign against Afghanistan, the role of China in Pakistan, as well as the history and contemporary state of the left and progressive forces in Pakistan.Ammar Ali Jan is a historian and the general secretary of the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party in Pakistan. He is also a cabinet member of the Progressive International.PLEASE SUPPORT:One of the Sameer Project's several campaigns across the Gaza Strip: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject/⁠Haqooq-e-Khalq Twitter (X): https://x.com/Haqooq_e_KhalqHaqooq-e-Khalq Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haqooq_e_khalqparty/Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/ 

In this episode, I have a wide-ranging conversation on Pakistani politics with Ammar Ali Jan. We look at the role Western imperialism has played in the country and in the region, how Pakistan is viewing this US-Israeli war on Iran, we look at Pakistan’s recent military campaign against Afghanistan, the role of China in Pakistan, as well as the history and contemporary state of the left and progressive forces in Pakistan.Ammar Ali Jan is a historian and the general secretary of the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party in Pakistan. He is also a cabinet member of the Progressive International.PLEASE SUPPORT:One of the Sameer Project's several campaigns across the Gaza Strip: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject/⁠Haqooq-e-Khalq Twitter (X): https://x.com/Haqooq_e_KhalqHaqooq-e-Khalq Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haqooq_e_khalqparty/Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/

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