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.
All the trade and connectivity links between these countries happen through India, so without India's favor, connectivity links and trade cannot further flourish ...
India’s proactive efforts to assist its neighbours have enhanced its standing regionally and globally. By outlining the shortcomings in China’s strategy and providing economic assistance, India has the potential to counter China. ...
Myanmar-Bangladesh-India pipeline was an economically viable energy project for all three countries with expected benefits in enhancing India’s energy security, providing an export market for Myanmar, and allowing Bangladesh to earn forex for allowing trade through its territory. ...
India has the most efficient and well-built and professional naval force which helps it to get established and well-recognised among the top-ten powerful navies of the world, that operates a full-scale Blue Water Navy and Vikrant would serve as an alternative in terms of ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and the Indian Ocean ...
The structural hurdles to Nepal’s economic development, such as inefficient natural resource utilisation, lack of quality infrastructure and largely unskilled labour force, currently necessitate growth at a level where environmental impacts are inevitable in the short run-making ‘weak green growth’ ideal for Nepal at this juncture. ...
Policymakers should ensure that free education programmes, reducing paid coaching, lowering the cost of private school, raising awareness of parent-teacher relationships, improving school infrastructure, ensuring equal access to education, providing quality training for teachers, and providing all related facilities are implemented at the policy level ...
The legitimate couple-inmate spouse will be permitted to stay together with his/ her spouse for reproduction and inmates willing to marry the person outside the prison will be allowed for registration of marriage. Moreover, the pregnant inmates can give birth to children going out of the prison. ...
Social, economic and political impacts were very much visible but the impacts that went unnoticed were the impact on women of Afghanistan. The Taliban coming to power was not less than nightmare for women as their rise denied women from availing existing opportunities and made the women of Afghanistan see their future in bleak with no opportunities coming their way. ...
Chinese growing footprints have led to cases of the debt trap, and the Russian influence has been resisted in this region that Russia views as part of its sphere of influence. India could play a viable role in helping central Asia Republics diversify their relationship and also increase its profile in this strategically critical region. ...
India and ‘Techplomacy’ in South Asia: Emerging Trends
As governance models across the board have increasingly adapted to digital transformations within the last couple of years, it is becoming commonplace for technology-driven solutions to be regarded as an integral component of foreign-policy formulations at a diplomatic level ...