Srinagar, Oct. 21 -- "The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must" is a famous quotation from one of the foundational texts for understanding political realism in international relations. The history of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides was written between 431 and 404 BCE. The book is based on the historical narrative of the war between Athens and Sparta, which Sparta lost, and in return the representatives of Sparta were demanded their submission by stating that power, not justice alone, determines what one can state (not the way we contextualize the meaning in the post-Westphalian international order) and can realistically resist. The stated situation highlights the tension between power and justice, sovereignty and...