Forged in Crisis: How India and Europe Found Each Other
Europe's relationship with India is a result of the international political pressures faced by both regions. Europe has been under duress since the Russia-Ukraine war, and…
NIICE · 3 June 2026
Category: COMMENTRIES
BIMSTEC Transport Connectivity and Port Management for Regional Prosperity
Amidst these global challenges, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has entered its long-delayed Agreement on Maritime Transport Cooperation (AMTC)…
NIICE · 20 May 2026
Strategic Neutrality in Practice: Nepal Between India and China
Given the distinctive asymmetric challenges, which reinforce imbalance, Nepal’s experience highlights the limits of viewing strategic neutrality as a symmetrical balancing act between India and China.
NIICE · 14 May 2026
Nepal’s New Landslide Majority and the 41-Year-Old Mining Law It Must Replace
The RSP’s 182-seat majority eliminates the coalition arithmetic that has stalled reform legislation in every prior parliament. The political conditions for passing a modern mining governance…
NIICE · 11 May 2026
The Coming Military Drone Moment in India: Lessons from the US-Iran War
Experts in India are anxious that the deficient drone capabilities of India are not enough for future warfare, for instance, the new developments that are happening…
NIICE · 10 May 2026
Global Desensitisation and Politics of Attention in the Rohingya Crisis.
The fading attention on the Rohingya Crisis is not without consequences because, though the media coverage and global attention have waned, the violence, bloodshed, and poverty…
NIICE · 8 May 2026
Energy Insecurity in South Asia and India’s Evolving Regional Role
The present energy crisis highlights the urgent need for collective resilience. India can leverage this moment to promote regional energy grids linking Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and…
NIICE · 6 May 2026
The Cross-Strait Pendulum: Navigating the New Normal in China-Taiwan Relations
The China-Taiwan relationship is not a problem to be "solved" in the short term, but a crisis to be "managed" indefinitely.
NIICE · 2 May 2026
UN Security Council Meeting on Maritime Security and De-Weaponizing Strait of Hormuz
The US’s policy toward Iran shows laws are for weak states, not powerful states. States can be invaded, giving never-proven allegations, prima facie, in the end,…
NIICE · 30 April 2026
Three Misconceptions in Nepal’s Foreign Policy
In an increasingly multipolar world, Nepal’s strength lies not in rhetorical positioning but in clear-eyed realism, strategic consistency, and the pursuit of national interest grounded in…
Dr. Pramod Jaiswal · 28 April 2026