Modelski describes the late period of proto-globalization as a "thick range of global networks extending throughout the world at high speed and covering all components of society".
"We want to engage India in a strategic dialogue that encompasses the full range of global issues," he added.
Brawny enough for a hefty screen presence, brainy enough to be exploiting the full range of global opportunities.
Across a range of global challenges, we simply do not have the luxury of going it alone.
Isis has also been linked, and sometimes deliberately conflated, with an extraordinary range of global "bad guys", from Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic extremist organisation, to Mexican drug cartels.
Today, leaders from more than 150 countries are gathered at the United Nations to discuss a wide range of global challenges, especially the universal protection of human rights.
The first thing that jumped out at me was how well informed they were about a wide range of global environmental, social, and economic issues.
In an area where, for centuries, Buddhism all but disappeared, a range of global stakeholders are investing in infrastructure to accommodate throngs of future pilgrims.
"President Obama looks forward to working closely with the new Japanese prime minister on a broad range of global, regional and bilateral issues," the statement said.
He has worked on a range of global web based projects with private, public and voluntary sector organizations including BBC World Service Trust, British Council and Zubaan.
He has coached and advised senior executives in a wide range of global corporations, listed companies, public sector organisations and advocacy groups in Australia, the UK and throughout Europe.
