Nepal’s Foreign Policy & Emerging Global Trends
Description:
Publisher: GB Books and Center for Diplomacy and Development
Year of Publication: 2020
About the Book
Nepal lies between two Asian giants- India and china. Both aspire to emerge as global leaders. Both India and China are economically and militarily powerful, and they struggle to expand influence in Nepal for their strategic gains. In such a complex geopolitical and geoeconomic rivalry, Nepal's foreign policy objective is to balance their influence and benefit economically itself. With the changing geopolitical narratives around the increasing political stability in Nepal, the country now aims to diversify its foreign policy by engaging with countries beyond its neighbourhood.
The book consists of twenty well researched chapters from senior and young scholars from Nepal, India, China, Greece, Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland, Australia and the US, and provides a comprehensive understanding of Nepal's foreign policy as well as the emerging issues that can have implications for Nepal and the region. The book looks at different aspects of Nepalese foreign policy such as foreign aid competition, transboundary water issues, India - China geopolitical rivalry, the impact of China's belt and road initiative, and the role of Nepal at the regional as well as multilateral organizations such as SAARC and the UN.