Bibek Dhoj Thapa is Program Coordinator and Research Associate at NIICE. His research interest lies in areas of Nepal's Neighborhood Studies, Security and the emerging trends on Cybersecurity. He was a Visting Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies at Sichuan University, China and conducted research on "EV Collaboration between China and Nepal". He is currently pursuing his Masters at the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, Tribhuvan University.