Dear Sitangshu, I am not sure if the "force theorem" works well for insulators, but here is a nice discussion on different methods and their accuracy for determining the MAE: https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.12100
HTH! Chris -- Postdoctoral Researcher Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Institute for Basic Science Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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