The Politics of Kashmir Pt. 2 (w/ Jalees Hyder)

This is the second of a two-part series on the politics of Kashmir with Jalees Hyder as my guest. If you haven’t already, please check out the first part, in which we discussed the civilizational and historical connections between Kashmir and Iran, and the outpour of support expressed in Kashmir in light of Ayatollah Khamenei’s martyrdom, the connections between Palestine and Kashmir, and the historical origins of the Indian occupation of KashmirIn this second part, we discuss Pakistan’s role in Kashmir, why,, according to Jalees, Kashmir should become a sovereign and independent state rather than merely joining Pakistan, and how the politics of Kashmir looks like today following both the abrogation of Article 370 and the 2025 Pahalgam attack and the India-Pakistan war that followed shortly after it.Check out Unlearn Capital, which is a completely free and helpful political education library and resource hub on a wide range of topics relating to anti-imperialism and socialism: https://unlearn.capital/Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/