Neighborhood Studies looks at the range of cross-cutting issues such as political developments, economic activities, cross-border activities and foreign affairs related issues and security surfacing in its immediate neighbors – India and China – in addition to its extended neighbors such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives. The study focuses to explore and identify emerging priorities in the neighborhood and generate evidence and analysis.
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 geopolitical realities ...
Iran remains an important regional partner for India, particularly in the context of long-term energy security and connectivity ambitions. However, positioning Iran in direct strategic equivalence with the United States and Israel risks overstating the geopolitical significance of the relationship ...
Reinvigorating SAARC needs to underscore mutual interests, economic interaction, and social cooperation coupled with revamping the institutional capacities ...
Prime Minister Balen Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) government inherits both railway proposals and the underlying geopolitical competition they represent ...
In an era where non-state actors play an increasingly prominent role in international affairs, the Canada–Nepal case illustrates the power of people-centric diplomacy ...
The challenge for middle powers is not simply to adapt to evolving geopolitical conditions but to redefine how they exercise influence within it ...
India’s renewed engagement with West Asia reflects a deliberate, pragmatic strategy combining economic, diplomatic, and security dimensions while preserving strategic autonomy ...
The U.S.–ROK partnership offers a defining case study of 21st-century statecraft. In an era where economic security is inseparable from national security, the management of “Tariff-for-Tech” tensions will shape the trajectory of global innovation ...
By recognising cricket as a domain of constructive engagement in an era otherwise defined by contestation in high politics, New Delhi can harness its symbolic and material capital in the sport to advance bilateral cooperation ...
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 ...