Chinese Influence in Maldives and India’s Countermeasures
China's growing presence in the Maldives has alarmed India, which has strong historical and strategic ties to the region.
NIICE · 27 August 2024
Category: NEIGHBOURHOOD STUDIES
Modi’s Visit to Ukraine: A Balancing Act
PM Modi's Ukraine visit can be seen as an assertion of India’s strategic autonomy. India is ideally placed to play a mediator role in today’s polarised…
NIICE · 22 August 2024
Can India Pilot Through the Ongoing Global Polycrisis?
India is trying to balance out various issues and for now, it looks as if the polycrisis may delay, but not deter India's economic advance.
NIICE · 17 August 2024
India’s Strategic Autonomy: Lessons for Nepal
With China strengthening its ties with Russia, Modi's visit to Moscow is viewed as an effort to balance power within Asia pacific region, especially with on…
NIICE · 11 August 2024
Analysing the Establishment Bet on Nawaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif’s resurrection into Pakistan’s political landscape was no less than a fairy tale, with all the charges withdrawn against him.
NIICE · 10 August 2024
Bangladesh’s Quota Crisis: A Nation Plagued with Unrest
The quota issue is a sobering reminder of the difficulties poor countries face in their pursuit of fair development as Bangladesh navigates a period of instability.
NIICE · 7 August 2024
The Gurkha Legacy: A Double-Edged Sword of Soft Power for Nepal
If Nepal is to harness all that soft power potential from this Gurkha legacy, it will need to find a way to work with recruiting nations.
Sharon Bhattarai · 1 August 2024
India’s Political Chessboard: Revamped Opposition Players and Paradigmatic Alterations
This year’s election result is a reflection of the fact that there is a gradual erosion of the political trajectory of populist politics in India.
NIICE · 23 July 2024
Bangladesh Youth Protests: Wake up Call for South Asia
A pivotal moment has arrived in South Asian politics, which states and political parties should realise. If South Asian ruling regimes genuinely care about their citizens'…
NIICE · 21 July 2024
India-China Border Tensions: Strategic Implications for the Indo-Pacific
The India-China border tensions constitute more than a bilateral dispute; they may be a microcosm of the bigger geopolitical shifts unfolding in the Indo-Pacific.
NIICE · 1 July 2024