Owing to its geo-strategic location and mineral wealth, Afghanistan has acquired significance in the inter-state politics of Asia as well as world politics during the past decades. This book discusses the Taliban's return which outlines the recent and current developments in contemporary Afghanistan.

The essays in this volume,

- Locate Afghanistan under globalisation and reflects on the state and nation-building efforts in Afghanistan by shedding light on the status of citizens, especially women.

- Analyse on the Taliban, a proper examination of how the Taliban survives in all these years, and how it returned to power.

- Examine Afghanistan's relations with major powers like the USA, China and India and explores the intricacies of ties between India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan within the Indian subcontinent.

Shedding light on a threshold moment in 21st world politics, this work will be useful to scholars and researchers in political science, international relations, sociology, area studies, and the interested general reader.

About the Author

Rajen Harshe has taught Political Science and International Relations for more than four decades in places such as University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, and South Asian University, New Delhi. He is a founding and the former Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Allahabad (2005-10), Prayagraj, India. He also worked as President of the G.B. Pant Social Science Institute (2014-20), Prayagraj. He has written extensively on African and International Affairs. His latest work is Africa in World Affairs Politics of Imperialism, the Cold War and Globalisation (Oxon, New York, New Delhi, Routledge, 2019).

Dhananjay Tripathi is Chairperson & Associate Professor (Senior Grade) at the Department of International Relations, South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi, India. His recent publications are (ed) Re-imagining Border Studies in South Asia (2020- Routledge Publication), Co-edited South Asia: Boundaries Borders and Beyond (2022- Routledge Publication), Afghanistan Post- 2014: Power Configurations and Evolving Trajectories (2016- Routledge Publication). Have contributed several articles to reputed international academic journals.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367243135
Author Rajen Harshe
Format Paperback
Page Count 164
Imprint Routledge India
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd