The Pakistan Experience

Nadeem Haque is the Vice Chancellor of PIDE, he was the Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Dr. Nadeem comes on to a live episode of The Pakistan Experience where we debate what the concerns of Development should be - is there any point to development that is not human centric? Does anyone still believe in trickle down economics anymore? What is the boomer-millennial debate?  Ending with a surprising debate on Colonialism!  The Pakistan Experience is an independently run podcast.   Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience   The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.     https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh

Ahmad Rafay Alam is one of the leading Environment Lawyers in Pakistan and teaches at LUMS.   Rafay Alam comes on the podcast to discuss the law, climate change, the need of the hour, the efficacy of our Environmental Protection Agencies, Dams and what we can do to save the world!   The Pakistan Experience is an independently run podcast.   Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience    And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience    The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.     https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Chapters: 0:00 Why is it so hot in Karachi 1:00 Climate Change vs Global Warming 5:00 Climate Change Skepticism 10:00 The role of the United States 18:50 The responsibility of the Developing Countries 27:00 Renewable energy vs the Thar Coal Project 33:00 What makes you hopeful that we will change our behaviour? 36:00 Shehla Zia 38:30 Pakistan's obsession with giant Dams 47:00 Companies using ground water 54:00 The financial value of water 1:03:00 Davos kay harami 1:12:00 Attabad Lake as a tourist destination 1:14:28 Billion Trees 1:16:00 Recycling Industry 1:19:00 Walton Airport and the Kalwa Chowk nursery 1:21:40 EPAs and EIAs 1:28:00 World Bank Projects 1:32:00 Urban Ravi Development 1:39:00 Regulations on Pakistani Industry 1:43:00 Conclusion

Michael Kugelman is the Deputy director  of the Asia Program, South Asia senior associate  at The Wilson Center and writes for the weekly South Asia brief at Foreign Policy magazine.  Michael comes on the podcast to discuss the recent take over of Afghanistan by the Taliban, and what it could mean for South Asia.  Did India lose in Afghanistan?   What all did the US get wrong?   Will Pakistan be able to exert control over the Taliban or will we see a rise in TTP?   Find out this, and more, on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience, as Michael Kugelman and I, take a deep dive on Afghanistan, the Taliban, China, The Belt and Road initiative, Pakistan, TTP, India, and attempts to isolate Pakistan on the international stage.   The Pakistan Experience is an independently run podcast.   Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience    And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience    The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.     https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Did America lose itself on 9/11? 4:30 Will Afghanistan now become a terrorist sanctuary? 12:00 Is instability in Afghanistan in the US's interests? 15:50 How interested is China in Afghanistan? 22:30 Will China care about human rights in Afghanistan under the Taliban? 26:35 Will the Taliban support the TTP and terrorism in Pakistan? 31:00 Why did the Pakistan state support the Taliban? 35:50 What will India's role now be in Afghanistan? 40:00 Will the West pour in aid under the guise of humanitarianism?  44:30 Taliban's economic policies and governance  51:10 Is there any truth to the Taliban 2.0 narrative? 54:20 Think tanks 57:00 What all did the US get wrong about Afghanistan? 1:03:00 Did the US sell the Afghan Government down the river with the Doha accord? 1:07:00 Will India be able to isolate Pakistan on the international stage? 1:11:24 Will India benefit from the US-China rivalry? 1:14:00 Pakistan as an emerging market 1:18:30 Are Indian or Pakistani trolls worse? 1:21:20 Conclusion

Zarrar Said is the author of Pureland. Zarrar comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss his book, prejudices and the commercial industry of writing books.

Syed Muzamil Shah is an anchor, journalist and analyst.  Muzamil comes back on the podcast to discuss the repercussions of the Single National Curriculum, the growing Talibanization of Pakistan, American imperialism and neoliberalism.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently run podcast.  Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience  The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.   https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Single National Curriculum  11:00 Appeasing the extremist mindset 17:30 The Taliban have changed and Pakistan's role 27:00 Talibanization of Pakistan 36:00 Barelvi Extremism and TLP 41:00 Using nationalism to control people 46:30 Will Imran Khan be Prime Minister again? 51:00 Shahbaz Sharif and PDM 54:30 Financial Establishment 58:30 ZAB 1:02:40 Neoconservativism, Neoliberalism and the radical left 1:08:30 American Capitalism, Slavery and the American revolution 1:34:00 Left vs liberal policies 1:48:00 Arguing with trolls online and CSS 1:51:00 Simping for the state on Youtube and media restrictions 1:57:30 Spirituality

Hashmat Moslish is a Journalist, Independent Analyst, Former Senior Producer at Al Jazeera, and advisor to the former President of Afghanistan, Burhanuddin Rabbani.  Hashmat joins us on the podcast to contextualize the rise of Taliban in Afghanistan. We get into a deep discussion on how the Taliban managed to take over the entire country so swiftly, where all did the US policy fail in Afghanistan, what does the future look like and what role should Pakistan play.   The Pakistan Experience is an independently run podcast.  Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience  The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.   https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Chapters: 0:00 Contextualizing and Historizing the rule of the Taliban 24:00 Early Taliban vs the new young Taliban 32:00 Very difficult to attack the Panjshir Valley 34:30 Are the old Taliban commanders unconnected to what is happening in Afghanistan? 43:40 Western Media doesn't understand Afghanistan 50:00 Liberalism and Islam 1:02:00 International Politics: Iran, Pakistan, Saudia Arabia and Afghanistan 1:08:30 Will Taliban accept money from anywhere? 1:14:00 The relationship of Afghanistan and Pakistan 1:20:00 The "Taliban" state 1:25:40 The role of China  1:31:00 Islamic State in Afghanistan 1:34:00 What can Pakistani people do to help Afghans?

Kapil Dev is a human rights activist from Pakistan, Kapil Dev comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the recent rise in the attacks on temples, Hinduphobia and the Government's role in fuelling hate in the country.  Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience  The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.   https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh  Chapters: 0:00 Rising  Hinduphobia  5:00 Comparing India and Pakistan 12:00 Tauheen kaun kar raha hay? 17:00 The Government's disappointing reaction 30:00 Hindu hatred being taught to people 35:30 Is it lack of empathy or fear of extremism? 45:00 Creating the east-west binary 52:00 Inspiring hate 58:00 Bhai yaad aatay hain 1:04:30 Catching up with Kapil Dev

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Dr Madhavi Menon comes on the podcast to discuss how the Anglo-American conception of identity does not apply to South Asia. On this deep dive podcast, we discuss how British prudish laws went against how Indians saw identity, gender and sexual fluidity, we discuss gender fluidity in Sufi culture, specifically Sufi poetry, we also get into discussions of consent, the agent of consent, gender performativity, desire, judgment, and our love for the Masala culture of Bollywood.  Madhavi Menon is Professor of English at Ashoka University. She earned her Bachelors and Masters in English from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, where she stood first in College in her BA, and was a University gold-medalist in her M.A. She completed her PhD from Tufts University. Prior to joining Ashoka, she taught at Ithaca College and American University. Her current book project is titled The Law of Desire (forthcoming with Speaking Tiger, 2021). Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder. https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Fluidity of Identity 8:50 Gender Fluidity vs Sexuality Fluidity 12:30 The Bathroom debate and the state categorizing you 20:30 Fluidity in Sufi Culture 28:30 Section 377: Inclusion, Exclusion and Fighting for the narrative 34:00 Identity Politics: Cis and Trans terminology 44:50 Victimhood and racial identities 53:45 Consent 1:00:30 The Age of Consent 1:10:00 Performing Gender in South Asia on stage 1:14:00 Obviously I will bring up Psychedelics 1:21:00 Desire and Judgment: Pedophilia and Incest 1:29:00 The Hadiya case: Love Jihad and infantilizing women 1:31:00 The British categorization of 'Hindus' and 'Muslims' 1:36:30 Misuse of our history for their ideology and weaponizing victimhood 1:41:20 The masala culture of Bollywood 1:51:30 Pratap's resignation 1:54:30 Violence against women in South Asia

Syed Nomanul Haq  is a Pakistani scholar and intellectual historian noted especially for his contributions to the fields of Islamic history and Islamic philosophy. Noman ul Haq is currently the Dean of Liberal Arts at UMT, he has previously taught at Harvard, Brown, UPenn, LUMS, IBA and Habib University. In his career spanning twenty years, Haq has gained widespread repute for his teaching, publications and editorial and research work on the history and philosophy of science, postmodern philosophy, history of religion, history of art and history of literature, for which he has won multiple prizes and awards.  Dr Noman ul Haq comes on the podcast to discuss why Liberal studies are important, why we have an anti-intellectual culture where we think of people like Hasan Nisar as intellectuals, the need to know our Islamic History, Erturgul and Batameez Dil.  On this deep dive podcast I ask him if the Ottoman Empire was brought down because of the printing press, what we need to do to expand the Muslim Mind, the reassertion of the Muslim identity and why LUMS is better than IBA and Habib.  Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakista nexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience  The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.  https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh  Chapters: 0:00 LUMS, IBA, Habib 3:30 Why are Liberal studies important 7:50 The Nationalization project 10:30 The East West binary 18:00 Academic gatekeeping of history 23:23 Losing languages and politicizing the language issue 28:50 Ertugrul and the panIslamic zeal 31:00 Cruelty to Animals in Islam 36:30 Reassertion of the Muslim Identity as backlash 52:56 History, mythology and psychedelics 57:30 Love for man in Sufi thought 1:06:00 The Muslim mind 1:11:48 Did the printing press end the Ottoman Empire? 1:17:30 Batameez Dil