Rise of India’s Grand Multi-hedging Strategy in New Era
India’s multi-hedging grand strategy is a monumental model for the margins of the Global South region in the last decade, or can be traced after economic…
NIICE · 15 September 2026
Year: 2026
Can BRICS Speak with One Voice? India, China and the Political Economy of De-dollarisation
BRICS has spent successive summits presenting itself as a forum for countries seeking greater representation in a changing global order.
NIICE · 14 September 2026
Why is the World Moving to the Right?
The global rise of the right-wing should neither be celebrated as inevitable nor dismissed as harmful.
NIICE · 10 September 2026
The Fragility of Asymmetric Deterrence: Re-evaluating the Global Nuclear Order through the Global South
The post-Cold War presumption that nuclear weapons would gradually recede into strategic irrelevance has been thoroughly disproven by contemporary great-power posturing.
NIICE · 8 September 2026
From Climate Vulnerability to Climate Diplomacy: Can Nepal Turn its Himalayan Position into Strategic Influence?
Nepal can move from defining itself as merely a victim to being a major player within the governance structure of the entire Himalayas.
NIICE · 7 September 2026
When Possibility Becomes Policy: The Brahmaputra and the Limits of Hydro-Diplomacy
The Brahmaputra's future will not be decided by hydrology alone. The construction of the dam has begun, and more will follow; that much is certain.
NIICE · 5 September 2026
Nationalism: A World History
Nationalism: A World History is an intellectually adventurous, scholarly, and very much needed intervention to the nationalism research field.
NIICE · 3 September 2026
Nepal’s Rasuwa Flooding: The Warning was there but Who Listened?
The most uncomfortable lesson from Nepal’s August 26, 2026 flooding is not that the Himalayas are dangerous. Nepal has always known that.
NIICE · 1 September 2026
Pax Silica: The Cost of Being Chosen
Whether Pax Silica strengthens or weakens the geopolitical standing of the Philippines depends more on how Manila leverages its frontline role.
NIICE · 30 August 2026
Beyond Strategy: Why Political Psychology Will Shape the Next 70 Years of Philippines-Japan Relations
Seventy years after establishing diplomatic relations, the Philippines and Japan have built one of Asia's most durable bilateral partnerships. The next seventy years, however, will demand…
NIICE · 28 August 2026