From Taliban to Taliban

<p><span style=color: rgba(99 100 102 1)>Nation and nationhood are complex concepts that include several aspects like geography shared history and culture ethnicity language etc. This book '</span><em style=color: rgba(99 100 102 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>From Taliban to Taliban: Contextualizing Nationhood in Afghanistan</em><span style=color: rgba(99 100 102 1)>' examines how the concept of nationhood fits into Afghanistan as a society and as a political entity.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(99 100 102 1)>The experts contributing to this book have explored the concept of nationhood in Afghanistan from diverse perspectives which range from ethnic fault lines to the governance structure. As the book title suggests Taliban appears as a central theme. However Taliban here implies that the tendencies shown by the Taliban like pursuing religious conservatism and extremism and ethnic supremacy to rule the country have existed throughout the history of Afghanistan. Various rulers and political dispensations have positioned these as factors binding the nation.</span><strong style=color: rgba(99 100 102 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Niranjan Marjani</strong><span style=color: rgba(99 100 102 1)> is an independent political analyst and researcher based in Vadodara India specialising in International Relations and Geopolitics. He collaborates with Indian and international publications and think tanks. He has written over 300 opinion/analytical articles. He has also written research papers and book chapters and has presented papers at national and international conferences. Currently he is pursuing his Ph.D. from the Maharaja Sayajirao University in Vadodara. His research topic is 'India-Spain Relations in the 21st Century: Dynamics and Prospects'. He is associated with New Delhi-based magazine </span><em style=color: rgba(99 100 102 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>The Kootneeti Español</em><span style=color: rgba(99 100 102 1)> as Consulting Editor and with Pune-based think tank Tatvita-Analysts as Country Specialist-Spain. He also offers consultation as a political risk analyst to Indian and foreign corporate entities.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(99 100 102 1)>Dr </span><strong style=color: rgba(99 100 102 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Shekhar Ashtikar</strong><span style=color: rgba(99 100 102 1)> is a former post-doctoral research fellow in International Relations.. Besides he has presented research papers in many national and state conferences. He has completed many courses on important topics related to global politics offered by many foreign universities. His research areas include India's foreign policy under the Modi government power competition in the Indo-Pacific region India's relations with the Indian Ocean Region the Indo-US strategic partnership and Indo-China relations.</span></p>