“I dream of a day, while retaining our national identities, one can have breakfast in Amritsar, lunch in Lahore and dinner in Kabul. That is how my forefathers lived. That is how I want our grandchildren to live” Former Prime Minister – Manmohan Singh ABSTRACT Each country needs economic cooperation and political stability and a foothold in the international system where it has a say and is recognised for a straightforward reason: progress for the country in all spheres – economic, political, human development, infrastructure, education etc. There are many forces which come into play when one talks about Afghanistan as a region, the geopolitical factors; the relation between the…

Abstract To what extent do we understand the term ethnicity? Why few of the ethnic conflicts   become a theatre of genocidal warfare? Who are the people engaged in ethnic conflicts and why do they do it? Why ethnic conflicts cause brutal violence in a state? Why the people belonging to ethnic groups support the cause of violence? Why is it becoming difficult for the international organizations and the Non-Governmental Organizations to settle ethnic conflicts which are causing havoc at the regional level with repercussions at the global level? These are a few of the burning issues. One of the challenging questions for contemporary societies has been the recognition of cultural…

Abstract   The world is confronting a risk of the power vacuum that may loom large on its canvas for a long time. The Vacuum is created in light of the fact that Europe and the USA are in a mode of gradual relative decay vis-a-vis the accelerated growth of the rising powers. The Rising powers are effectively testing western powers. Particularly China as an independent entity and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) as an international group are presenting tough challenges to the Western powers.   There is a continuous structural power move in the worldwide framework. The world is in a state of continuous flux on…

Raagini Sharma   Ten Pakistani terrorist operatives conducted a coordinated fire and bombing attacks at several locations in Mumbai on the night of November 26, 2008 which showcased jihadist violence, killing more than 166 people and injuring 300 individuals. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station, Cama Hospital, the business and residential complex at Nariman House, Leopold Café, Taj Hotel and Tower and the Oberoi Trident hotel were the key locations in the financial capital which were simultaneously attacked. Pakistan’s notion of ‘bleeding of India by a thousand cuts’ policy through manipulation of religious feelings and passions for communality and sectarian ideas was witnessed to be implemented in this attack. Terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba…