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.
India and Israel have been collaborating on military equipment since 1993, when Israel’s foreign minister, Shimon Peres, visited India and signed an agreement. It was a direct scientific and technology cooperation agreement between the two countries ...
By fostering mutual trust and easing the flow of information for effective transboundary water governance and the preservation of natural systems, River Basin Organisations have the potential to dramatically lessen the severity of conflicts ...
India needs to recognize the fact that the other great and strong power would invest in its friendship only when they see potential in it. If India does not want to be contained in a narrow enemy circle, it needs to strongly and strategically respond to the threats from China. ...
The future of the CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajbadi Party, and Loktanrik Samajbadi Party looks uncertain unless they transform themselves and makes themselves relevant in Nepalese politics. It is time for them to introspect and reform the party ...
At the age of 75, Pakistan has suffered through four Martial Law regimes and almost every political party either was produced in the military laboratory during the time of martial law or was later adopted by the military for its nourishment so the party could make it the power ...
The National Security Strategy indicates areas of collaboration between India and the United States, which will help India, achieve its medium - and long-term defence objectives. India’s participation in regional alliances like as the Quad and the I2U2 is highly valued ...
India firmly believes that G20 is all about ‘creating real opportunity, greater equality, and a more secure, healthy and prosperous world’ and is strategically important multilateral economic caucus has the ability to re-shape the post-pandemic world order. ...
The targets of the order of poverty eradication (SDG 1), women empowerment (SDG 5), labor discourse (SDG 8), and others add to the feathers in the cap of the international organizations, which New Delhi, too, has been striving for in the larger context of sustainability and returning back to Mother Nature. ...
The very identity of BIMSTEC, which is one of the few regional organisations in the world that bases its association on a water body is most suitable to further the agenda of the blue economy ...
Nepal-US Bilateral Ties: A Journey of 75 Years
After China's takeover of Tibet in 1949 and after the uprising in Tibet in 1959, the US concern increased in Nepal. Moreover, after the Araniko highway was built under the Chinese Government assistance, the US had high concerns about the Araniko highway and that was perhaps the times of great geopolitical dilemma for Nepal ...