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.
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 ...
The meteoric rise of Rabi Lamichhane and Balen Shah has now sidelined the many established figures and political parties, heralding the ‘Rabi-Balen’ era ...
In 2017, during the elections, Balen wrote on social media I am an engineer, and I know how to build a country. At that time, no one could have imagined that this young man, who was raising a voice of resistance through hip-hop music, would, eight years later, be entrusted with leading the country ...
Sri Lanka exemplifies how a small, strategically located state can influence regional geopolitics. Its geography, natural harbors, energy infrastructure, and multi-alignment strategy enhance its relevance in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific ...
India’s post-Galwan strategy is one of "calibrated persistence." It recognizes that the era of cooperation is being replaced by an era of contested regionalism ...
The Idea of Pakistan is a historical retrospection and a prognostic message. It forces readers to contend with paradoxes of a state based on an idea which has yet to find in the plus side of the balance a stable synthesis of ideology and government, of selfhood and safety ...
The Mustafizur Rahman controversy represents a watershed moment in cricket governance, where a single administrative directive triggered bilateral sporting collapse between India and Bangladesh ...
Aragalaya pierced authoritarian carapace tactically yet required elite defection for durability; street power compels responsiveness but cannot unilaterally rewrite constitutional political economy ...
While Germany and India do not align on all international issues, their partnership is increasingly defined by pragmatic convergence rather than ideological conformity ...
The Semiconductor “Pax Silica”: Evolving Dynamics in U.S.-South Korea Tech Relations
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 ...