Caught in Limbo: The Anniversary of Rohingya Displacement
The Rohingya crisis is entering its ninth year. Bangladesh is playing generously, but this has not been possible for them for a long time.
NIICE · 28 August 2025
Category: COMMENTRIES
Lipulekh: Trade, Borders, and the Renewed Controversy with Nepal
Lipulekh is more than a strategic pass; it embodies the complex interplay of history, geography, and national aspirations in the Himalayas.
NIICE · 27 August 2025
India’s Selective Protectionism as a Tool of Agricultural Sovereignty
As India looks towards the future, it should plan its agricultural policies as much as possible around the WTO-sanctioned flexibilities, which bolster their legitimacy when the…
NIICE · 25 August 2025
The India–China “U-Turn”: Reset or Strategic Pause?
Unless New Delhi can turn this moment into real leverage - guaranteed commitments, exploited vulnerabilities, and more broadly, Indo-Pacific-oriented diplomacy, we are likely to find ourselves…
NIICE · 24 August 2025
MCC Resumes in Nepal: Roads, Power, and Geopolitics
The resumption of the MCC-Nepal compact represents more than a financial injection; it is a test of Nepal’s ability to harness international partnerships for national transformation.
NIICE · 23 August 2025
India’s Blue Economy and the South Asian Dilemma: Sustainability or Geopolitics?
The region will have to choose: will the blue economy form a connective tissue or a new fault line between prosperity and dependency?
NIICE · 21 August 2025
A Trip Around the Sun: What a Year Has Changed Since the July Uprisings?
As Bangladesh celebrates the first anniversary of its political turmoil, the way forward is indeterminate but has indelibly changed.
NIICE · 19 August 2025
Bridging The Divide: Governing AI in a World of Fragmented Interests
The need of the hour for nations is to cooperate and establish common standards and guidelines for the proliferation and use of AI.
NIICE · 12 August 2025
The Transformation of Sovereignty in the Age of Terrorism and Digital Colonialism
The rise of cyber-terrorism and the use of digital platforms for radicalization means that global cooperation in countering terrorism must extend into cyberspace.
NIICE · 10 August 2025
Digital Diplomacy: Harnessing Soft Power in the 21st Century
As we look to the future, public diplomacy and soft power projection in the digital age will continue to evolve and progress, driven by advantages in…
NIICE · 8 August 2025