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Yuba Nath Lamsal:-- Behaviours of states and their foreign policy decision-makers shape international politics and relations among states. In the sphere of international relations, there are always two key actors: nation-states and foreign policy decision-makers. Powers always compete and contest for natural resources and influence. In the quest to exploit and control natural resources scattered worldwide, powers devise strategies, tactics, and tools, which are integral to geopolitics or international politics. Geography sets the behaviour of states. The behaviours of foreign policy decision-makers matter and determine the course of foreign policy of any country. But the decision-makers’ astute handling can avert the threat that may arise from geopolitical push and pulls. Although new technologies and their effective use, to some extent, have helped to overcome some of the obstacles and challenges posed by geography but human beings have not yet been able to completely conquer th...

Yuba Nath Lamsal:--- Powers rise and fall in the world, which has been a permanent feature of international politics right from the dawn of civilization. In the annals of history, different empires rose and fell. Egyptian Empire, Akkadian Empire, Babylonian Empire, Assyrian Empire, Persian Empires, Roman Empire, Macedonian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Abbasid Caliphate, Aztec Empire, Inca Empire, Mongol Empire, Mughal Empire, Chinese Empire, Russian Empire, British Empire were once the dominating powers in the world. However, with the change of time, they disappeared and have remained as the subject of history. The architecture of international powers keeps changing, and so do its players. Actors in international politics change with the change of time and other dynamics. However, the nature of the game continues to remain. The one-time allies turn arch foes, while once rivals become bosom friends. This is the nature and course of international power politics, and it will remain so. ...