Pratik Mall

Pratik Mall is a Postgraduate student of Politics with a Specialization in International Studies at the School Of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His articles have appeared in The Diplomatist, The Kootneeti, SIS BLOG, JNU, The Geopolitics, Centre For Security And Startegy Studies and NIICE NEPAL.

The 20th Party Congress Of CCP: Exploring the Possibility Of China Falling into the Tacitus Trap

In 2007, Professor Pan Zhichang from the School of Journalism and Communication at Nanjing University, China, wrote a book where he grappled with a...

Déjà vu in Ukraine

The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has finally unfolded with some grave consequences for humanity. After repeated rounds of failed appeals to restrain the behaviour...

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