Beijing and Taliban 2.0

The book emphatically describes the unfolding tragedy of Afghanistan and its implications for the geopolitics of Asia

The Comrades And The Mullahs: China, Afghanistan and the New Asian Geopolitics 

Authors: Ananth Krishnan and Stanly Johny

Publisher: Harper Collins

Pages: 304

Price: Rs 599

On 15 August 2021, when India was celebrating its 75th Independence day, Taliban forces captured Kabul while the United States military withdrew. As the Taliban celebrated victory in the “Arg”, Afghanistan’s presidential palace, the world wondered about the implications of the second inning of Taliban — for Asia, and the world. Like Vietnam during Cold War, the fall of Kabul became one of the defining moments of US foreign policy in the 21st century. Another defining feature of the