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.
The Taliban will not ignore their worst defeat by the US-led allied forces in 2001, in which they lost their powers and thousands of fighters. An intense memory has been chiselled in the minds of the Taliban against the Wes ...
India and UAE were bonded over the energy sector and rhe comprehensive deal will further strengthen the strategic partnership among them. ...
South Korea has already established itself as a success story in its image building exercise through the promotion of its cultures and values, its role in formulation of international policies still remains undefined ...
India has been constantly expanding its relations with the five Central Asian republics. Although ‘Connect Central Asia’ policy was launched in 2012, real boost came with PM Modi’s visit to these countries in July 2015. ...
The summit is symbolic of the importance of a comprehensive and enduring partnership between India and Central Asian countries and comes at a time of heightened tension between the West and Russia and US and China are increasing ...
Sri Lanka's over-inclination towards China is not only threatening its sovereignty but also affecting the equations of the region, with the biggest impact being on bilateral relations between India and Sri Lanka, which have traditionally been strategic partners ...
Within the past two decades, the US-backed Afghan government wasn’t able to secure trustworthy bilateral relations with Pakistan due to illegitimate demands of Pakistan from Afghanistan ...
f the emergence of nation-states in South Asia is termed as the result of social construct that characterizes the complexity of its society, then we can say that any homogenisation prescription of nomothetic social sciences is destined to be inconsistent with the social realities of the region ...
Trincomalee Oil Tank Deal has the potential to take the Indo-Lankan bilateral relations to a new level and infuse new vigour into the partnership if it survives any political miscalculations. ...
A Constructivist Lesson to South Asia from Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Russia-Ukraine conflict prompts South Asia to respect sovereign jurisdiction and territorial integrity and not to ethnicise the state in the region and it would be Pandora’s box that neither country in the region can afford to open ...