Prasanta Kumar BK

#Book Review S. Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister and a veteran diplomat, penned the thought-provoking book Why Bharat Matters. While holding this book, the first question that came to my mind was: what does "Bharat" represent in today’s India? Why did the author choose the...

The world is undeniably shifting toward a multipolar order, one characterized by openness, diversity, collective decision-making, and universal security. The United States no longer stands unchallenged as it did at the beginning of the 21st century. Partly because of the foreign policy of the United...

Often, it is said that a hug is a perfect gift – one size fits all and nobody minds if you exchange it. But, in Navjot Singh Sidhu’s case – the legendary Indian cricketer and a minister in the state of Punjab – the saying severely differed. By nature, Sidhu is frank. His jolly gestures have lit up s...

Despite geopolitical complexities riveting the Asian region, Nepal, as an immediate neighbor, has formally joined the China-led belt and road initiative (BRI), with an anticipation to promote mutual beneficial cooperation in various fields including infrastructural up-gradation, economic development...

No matter the cause of the diplomatic-earthquake that has struck Qatar, the aftershocks can be felt all the way in Nepal. Of particular concern are the approximately twenty-thousand Nepali migrant workers currently in Qatar employed in various sectors, ranging from agriculture to industry.