The ‘Mitti Pao’ podcast is at its very core, a gupshup session over a cup of chai. Hosted by two Punjabis, or if you prefer the neologisms, an Indian and a Pakistani, it is an attempt to talk about life and its absurdity on both sides of the Radcliffe line. Here, we take a dig at the very serious analysis that serious analysts do in serious places like newspapers, television and conferences. Our aim here is not to ‘shed light’, nor do we think ourselves capable of doing so. Rather, in the spirit of our title, we treat our conversation as a means to make sure you know lesser than you did
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The ‘Mitti Pao’ podcast is at its very core, a gupshup session over a cup of chai. Hosted by two Punjabis, or if you prefer the neologisms, an Indian and a Pakistani, it is an attempt to talk about life and its absurdity on both sides of the Radcliffe line. Here, we take a dig at the very serious analysis that serious analysts do in serious places like newspapers, television and conferences. Our aim here is not to ‘shed light’, nor do we think ourselves capable of doing so. Rather, in the spirit of our title, we treat our conversation as a means to make sure you know lesser than you did
During the current Israel-Palestine crisis, support for the Palestinians in Pakistan ranged from legitimate criticism of the Israeli state to crude anti-semitic tropes. On the other side of the border, while many called for reconciliation and peace, a majoritarian political ideology envies Israel, casting it as an ideal for how India should act, especially in the context of Pakistan. This 'Israel envy' and anti-semitism are in reality two sides of the same coin. In this episode, we explore both these pathologies.
Timestamps:
0:00-25:58 - Antisemitism in Pakistan
25:58 onwards - India's Israel Envy
References:
Chomsky, Noam. ‘Israel, the Holocaust, and Anti Semitism’, https://chomsky.info/dissent01/
Kumaraswamy, P.R., 2010. India's Israel policy. Columbia University Press.
Blarel, N., 2015. The Evolution of India’s Israel Policy. Continuity, Change, and Compromise since 1922.
Devji, F., 2013. Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a political idea. Hurst Publishers.
Achcar, G., 2010. The Arabs and the Holocaust: the Arab-Israeli war of narratives. Metropolitan Books.
Mearsheimer, J.J. and Walt, S.M., 2006. The Israel lobby and US foreign policy
Carr, E.H., 2016. The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: Reissued with a new preface from Michael Cox. Springer.
Shah Muhammad Qureshi’s gaffe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyTw--JYnSE
Veena Malik’s Antisemitism: https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/834906-veena-malik-receives-backlash-for-promoting-violent-anti-semitism-through-made-up-hitler-quote
ADL on anti-semitic myths: https://www.adl.org/media/2133/download
Mitti Pao
The ‘Mitti Pao’ podcast is at its very core, a gupshup session over a cup of chai. Hosted by two Punjabis, or if you prefer the neologisms, an Indian and a Pakistani, it is an attempt to talk about life and its absurdity on both sides of the Radcliffe line. Here, we take a dig at the very serious analysis that serious analysts do in serious places like newspapers, television and conferences. Our aim here is not to ‘shed light’, nor do we think ourselves capable of doing so. Rather, in the spirit of our title, we treat our conversation as a means to make sure you know lesser than you did
