Indian Defence Allocation Trends: Causes and Responses
Low Defence budgets are a misstep in the larger context of the Chinese incursions on the tense border and their persistent poking in the nation’s territory.…
NIICE · 10 February 2023
Category: NEIGHBOURHOOD STUDIES
Nuland’s Pro-Democracy Delegation to South Asia
With Beijing increasing its presence and influence in almost every South Asian country and the Indian Ocean region, the China-India and US-China rivalries are likely to…
NIICE · 3 February 2023
Will G20 Presidency reshape India-China Relations?
While India and China have made efforts to manage these differences through diplomatic channels, tensions between India and China have increased in recent years, and the…
NIICE · 17 January 2023
Synergetic Thinking for the Absence of Multilateralism in South Asia
It should be a priority for South Asian nations to bridge the growing asymmetries by working on long-term synergies from informal networks such as the South…
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera · 12 January 2023
Role of Community Radio in South Asia during COVID-19 Pandemic
Community radio is one of the lowest-cost mediums that ensures to promotion and protect the cultural linguistic and ethnic diversity of the region. Its focus on…
NIICE · 10 January 2023
India’s Diplomatic Engagement: A Shift from Preventive to Punitive Diplomacy
During EAM's visit, the foreign minister of Cyprus invoked India's partition to oppose the "two-state" solution to the Cyprus problem. "As we have seen in the…
NIICE · 5 January 2023
Need for Meritocracy in Politics
Certain changes in laws may also be required to institutionalise meritocracy in politics including the minimum qualifications required to be a member of the parliament or…
NIICE · 28 December 2022
Nepal-US Bilateral Ties: A Journey of 75 Years
After China's takeover of Tibet in 1949 and after the uprising in Tibet in 1959, the US concern increased in Nepal. Moreover, after the Araniko highway…
Saroj Deo · 26 December 2022
The Three Decade of India-Israel Ties
India and Israel have been collaborating on military equipment since 1993, when Israel’s foreign minister, Shimon Peres, visited India and signed an agreement. It was a…
NIICE · 21 December 2022
China’s New Superpower Dam and Implications for India
By fostering mutual trust and easing the flow of information for effective transboundary water governance and the preservation of natural systems, River Basin Organisations have the…
NIICE · 19 December 2022