Quantum Diplomacy: A New Era Beyond Traditional Boundaries
Emphasizing a symmetrical strategy in quantum that underscores vigilance and creativity can nonetheless open the door to momentous achievements in International Relations and Diplomacy ...
NEIGHBOURHOOD STUDIES
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.
ARTICLES
From Protest to Parliament: The Test of Democratic Maturity for Nepal
The critical question confronting Nepal’s new political order is therefore not whether democracy can survive, but whether democratic institutions can translate political legitimacy towards promised economic transformation and maintain public trust ...
Diplomacy on a Budget: Analysing Nepal’s 2026 Budget as a Catalyst for Soft Power and Economic Diplomacy
The 2026 budget marks a decisive moment in Nepal’s foreign policy evolution. By anchoring its diplomatic strategy in the bedrock of economic interest and soft power, Nepal is attempting to navigate the complexities of a competitive global environment with greater agency ...
Nepal’s Balancing Act: Navigating Great-Power Competition in a New Era
Nepal, under its youngest-ever Prime Minister, is attempting something genuinely new: refusing to be just a chessboard square in someone else’s game and instead trying to be a player in its own right ...
Geopolitical Sensitivity of Nepal: A Historic Perspective
Despite the challenges exerted upon it, the positioning of Nepal between two rising powers of Asia can be a strategic leverage to enhance Nepal’s global interactions and its foreign policy aspirations in the international arena ...
India-Nepal Bilateral Relation in the 2020s: with Reference to the Role of Tourism
India-Nepal tourism thrives on deep cultural, religious, historical and geographic ties, with India as the largest source of visitors due to open borders and shared pilgrimage sites like Pashupatinath and Lumbini ...
Forged in Crisis: How India and Europe Found Each Other
Europe's relationship with India is a result of the international political pressures faced by both regions. Europe has been under duress since the Russia-Ukraine war, and the US’s dressing down of Europe recently has made Europe more vulnerable than ever ...
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 ...
Three Misconceptions in Nepal’s Foreign Policy
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 ...
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Jewish Footprints in Sri Lanka’s History
The demographic structure of Sri Lanka after independence has not given the slightest clue about a permanent Jewish population ...