Asia Rising: A conversation with Dr. Ammar Ali Jan about the collective futures of South Asia

The following recording is from ASIA RISING, a talk hosted by the Philadelphia Anti Imperialist South Asian Alliance, where we were honored to hear from Dr. Ammar Ali Jan and Adeem Suhail, members of the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party (HKP). They also have a joint podcast, The Southern Question, where they explore the political, economic, and social transformations shaping Pakistan and the Global South. Across South Asia, a wave of popular mobilization is happening. Students, workers, farmers, and journalists are confronting states that increasingly govern through authoritarianism. In Pakistan, Kashmir, and in India, these movements share a common architecture of debt, and militarization. The devastation of Gaza and the repression facing movements in Iran belong to the same discussions around uprising, and the South Asian diaspora and communities standing with Palestine and with Iran are our closest allies in this work. Many of us follow events back home with urgency yet feel we hold little power to shape them. We live within the country whose foreign policy, arms agreements, and lending conditions define the terrain these movements operate on. It is imperative therefore to close the gap between these struggles back home and in the diaspora. Event hosted August 14th, 2026, cosponsored by Philly DSA and the Philly Palestine Coalition You can find out more about AISAA through their instagram! instagram.com/aisaaphilly