North or South: How Competing Railway Projects Will Shape Nepal’s Mineral Trade
Prime Minister Balen Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) government inherits both railway proposals and the underlying geopolitical competition they represent ...
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
People-Centric Diplomacy: Migration as the Backbone of Canada–Nepal Relations
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 Declining Rules-based Order and the Diminishing ‘Discourse Power’ of Middle Powers
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 Westward Turn: Expanding Economic and Strategic Engagement with West Asia
India’s renewed engagement with West Asia reflects a deliberate, pragmatic strategy combining economic, diplomatic, and security dimensions while preserving strategic autonomy ...
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 ...
Cricket’s Global Turn and India’s Opportunity
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 ...
Nepal’s Silent Ballot Revolution: The Fall of Old Parties and the Rise of Rabi-Balen Era
The meteoric rise of Rabi Lamichhane and Balen Shah has now sidelined the many established figures and political parties, heralding the ‘Rabi-Balen’ era ...
Nepal Elections 2026: A Mature, Decisive and Historic Mandate
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 ...
Small State, Big Influence: The Geopolitical Importance of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean Region
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 ...
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Navigating SAARC Under Troubled Waters
Reinvigorating SAARC needs to underscore mutual interests, economic interaction, and social cooperation coupled with revamping the institutional capacities ...