“How Kautilya’s Rajamandala theory withstands the test of time in international relations”, First Post, July 21, 2023:
“In the past few years the global order established after the War from 1939 to 1944 has been upended. This was some time in the making but the Covid pandemic and the Ukraine war hastened it. Nations have discovered their own national interests and it is difficult for formerly great powers to make the world sing to their tune; “Globalization” as we know it is dead.
Whether this manthan will throw up any ambrosia is for the future to decide. Right now countries are scrambling to make sense of the churn, theorists are preparing concepts and frameworks.
The concept of “Swing States”, for example, put forward by Jared Cohen, President, Global Affairs, Goldman Sachs has gained traction, among others…..”
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