Showing all 4 books
Afghanistan’s geographical location and political instability has made it an easy pawn in power game. However, the country despite its fragile economy and political weakness has not proved to be very malleable. The Soviet occupation was met with grit and determination albeit sustained by funding from Saudis and American power. As a result, millions of Afghans perished, were disabled and rendered homeless. Besides, it led to complete economic ...
Included in this volume are 27 papers contributed by leading social scientists and area experts drawn from India, Germany, the United States and Kazakhstan. The volume gives a comprehensive picture of the social, political, cultural and strategic developments in Russia and the Central Asian Republics. Ranging from an analysis of nationalism and future of Democracy in Russia and the Central Asian Republics the volume makes a penetrating analysis of inter-ethnic ...
This volume make a multidimensional assessment of the emerging international environment in the aftermath of the withering away of the Cold War. The second Gulf War can be considered as a turning point in this epoch making development. The eventual dissolution of the USSR not only removed. The rival superpower from the international arena but also left the United States as the sole manager of the course of international politics according to its own vision. The ...