A Case for Decentralism International

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I want to link here a very good article written by Kunwar Khuldune Shaid, a Pakistan-based journalist, published by The Diplomat on June 22, 2020. The title is Pakistan's 'Occupied Balochistan'.

Not may people are aware that in 1948 Balochistan was an independent state, named Kalat. Under duress, Balochistan was obliged to accede to the newly created post-colonial country of Pakistan. Since then the Baluch have fought and are still fighting in an effort to have back the rights promised them in various treaties with both the British and the Pakistani governments.

It is a clear case of internal neocolonialism, perpetrated by Pakistan, a country with a history of centralism, militarism, violence, with the blessing of former colonialist power, Great Britain. Nowadays, this history of violence is still going on, thanks to financial and military assistance by the present neocolonialist "World Order", led by USA, China.

Mr Shaid explains in a few sentences, that Balochi struggle is directly connected with similar oppression happening in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (aka East Turkestan, aka Uyghuristan), Kashmir, and many other territories.

Both in China, Pakistan, and everywhere, centralism means neocolonialism, exploitation, genocide and ecocide.

Connecting all resisting territories, making their oppressed peoples aware they are oppressed by the same evilness, is what we mean by Decentralism International.