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Dr Nanda Kishor MS

Dr Nanda Kishor is the Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University. His expertise spans India’s foreign policy, conflict resolution, international law, and national security, with several publications and fellowships from institutions including UNHCR, Brookings, and DAAD. 
China's silence in Iran issue tell us that it is not a superpower and will not be a superpower in near future

The Iran Crisis and China’s Deafening Silence: Why Beijing Is Not and Will Not Be a Superpower in the near Future

Material strength alone will not make someone a superpower, but their intent to get involved in a crisis and have a say.
anvikshiki and how it is important for a ruler do think independently

2. Anvikshiki : How Does a Ruler Attains Intellectual Independence?

Anvikshiki : Kautilya doesn't want his King to be a mere puppet. Instead he wants the ruler to develop the art of critical enquiry and achieve intellectual independence.
vinaya unpacking arthasastra

1. Vinaya : What does it Mean and Why it is Important for a Ruler ?

What is Vinaya, and Why it is so important that Kautilya places Vinaya in the very beginning of Arthasastra.
Analysing geopolitics of greenland through Mackinder

Revisiting Mackinder in the Arctic: Greenland and the New Geopolitical Pivot

The ice is melting, the distances are shortening, and the former perimeters of the world are shifting towards the center. In other words, the Arctic region is not a new theater of geopolitics. Let's analyse the geopolitics of Arctic through Mackinder

Is the USA Undermining Itself as a Superpower with Its Actions under Trump?

When everything seemed great and was going in the right direction immediately after the assumption of the charges under the second term of the Trump administration, there seemed to be an ugly turn in its foreign policy in the form of a tariff regime. A country that always advocated a liberal world order, stood for globalisation, free trade, a number of security alliances, and its involvement in global governance, seems to be drifting apart. The first term (2017-2021) was significant for many reasons, but the second seems to have started with problems from day one.