Category: Opinion

Why is the Taliban failing state-building?

Introduction All political calculations fell flat post the US pull-out from Afghanistan. In the past, several western political theorists correlate the US involvement in Afghanistan to the Weberian theory of ‘nation state’ and the...

China’s Scramble for Africa

Introduction Economic relations between China and Africa date back to the 7th Century. China seeks resources from Africa for its growing consumption domestically while African Countries get funds from China to build infrastructure. China...

Role of Media in the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

 “Media is the most powerful entity on Earth”- Malcolm X Significance of Media in the World Politics Media is a very powerful element in international relations and it carries the power to decide what...

The ascendancy of India at the global stage

Over the last 25 years, India’s explosive economic growth has vaulted it into the ranks of the world’s emerging major powers. Long plagued by endemic poverty, until the 1990s the Indian economy was also...