Saddened to hear of Talat Hussain’s death, whose legacy of rousing performances lives on. Dedicated to his craft, his training at @LAMDAdrama also took him to the West End and UK radio and TV. A legend in Pakistan and mentor to many, my thoughts are with his loved ones and fans.

Delighted to see our former student Aalene Mahum Aneeq article on Fatima Jinnah in print! A fantastic piece showing how military supporters taunted FJ for not being a good 'mother of the nation', labeled her campaign emotional vs. Ayub Khan's macho militarism. Dawn hailed the outcome.

Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries: "It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use

Proud of my colleague Muhammad Toheed, Urban Planner and Karachi Urban Lab co-director who has just published his first book on Karachi. It is in Urdu; contact him directly for your copy!

Join HistoryLab+ on the 25 June at 6pm for this online panel: The Trade Publishing Historian: Writing Non-Fiction

A facsimile of an Urdu poem published in Dehli Urdu Akhbar on 24 May,1857 by the famous Urdu scholar Maulana Muhammad Hussain Azad. Delhi was briefly free of the British & the poem was about the 'Inquilab' (Revolution). The newspaper was run by his father,Maulvi Muhammad Baqir.

I haven't finished indexing yet but myforthcoming book is already listed in Amazon. The Nazi Study of India and Indian Anti-Colonialism: Knowledge Providers and Propagandists in the 'Third Reich' amzn.eu/d/d8saM8N

Delighted to receive the 2024 AIPS Book Prize for my recently published book. This recognition is profoundly meaningful, given the award's prestige & rigorous selection process by leading scholars. Grateful to everyone whose support made writing & researching this book possible🙏

Not even surprised! dawn.com/news/1839140

Thanks to the great Soumaya. The podcast is a good summary of how I see my recent work with Bernanke on inflation.

Here’s a little ditty I wrote in FT Alphaville today about the arithmetic gymnastics behind the assertion that Pakistan’s debt is sustainable. This assertion requires a suspension of disbelief. With thanks to the indefatigable Robin Wigglesworth (and apologies to @JoyDivision)

Finally, the print copies of my book have arrived

Amazing review in the The Wire of Baijayanti Roy's new book. It's a must-read for anyone interested in Indo-German entanglement from the early 20th century until at least WW II. Her work fascinates me since it intersects with my master's thesis. thewire.in/books/how-the-…

Meanwhile Pakistan TV

For The Guardian, I wrote about the current moment in history: ARE WE AT A TURNING POINT IN WORLD HISTORY? theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Kabhi apne buzurgon ke niyat pe shaq ho to ye kitab zaroor padh le. Link in thread 🧵

Polanyi on the rise of fascism: "the victory of fascism was made practically unavoidable by the liberals' obstruction of any reform involving planning, regulation, or control."