Milieu of the Great Game

Abstract

Historical instances offer rich evidence of transitions the existing global order has undergone. Governed by a constant struggle for territorial expansion, transformations have been driven by an endless quest for power. Sufficient data points to the revival of this quest, evident in the politics of major empires of the 19th century, primarily the British and Russian empire. In this view, this paper uses a historical trajectory to establish an understanding of the altered dynamics of the great game politics in the present times with a keen attention to the rise of Russia as a major power contender. It establishes that the only distinction in the great power politics in the past and the one in order is rooted in the regional setting(s), the actors involved and their motives.