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.
While Realists have long argued that small powers efficiently use their prevalent resources and integrate their economies with the other states and the international system, it is not the same case with Bhutan ...
The construction of border roads are a struggle for power, in this case between India and China. China’s aggressive efforts to increase infrastructure investment in the Himalayan region has created conflicts with India ...
It would be correct to say that the Bay of Bengal, which serves as a nexus between the Indian and Pacific Ocean, acts as a confluence of Indian, Chinese and East Asian strategic interests ...
The US exit will bring opportunities for the breeding of terror organizations in the war-torn country and the peace on paper seems to be fading away with relentless march of the Taliban. A gloomy picture of Afghanistan ravaged with civil war is waiting ahead ...
The greater responsibility lies on the leading powers and international institutions. It is necessary to assure that every country, community, and individual have access to the vaccine ...
In order to handle the additional pressure, the Government has increase the time gap between the first and second dose. If India wants to control the pandemic, it should first vaccinate its own people, then the rest. It can help its friendly countries only after overcoming the pandemic ...
India in the last few years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to be gravitating towards Israel with deepening cooperation among the two, across sectors of defence, security, science and technology, and agriculture ...
Myanmar is also a crucial partner to India in dealing with insurgency in Northeast. It is important for India to have good relations with Myanmar, whether it is under military junta’s rule or under a democratic form of government.  ...
The SCs and the STs are grossly under-represented in the upper echelons of government - as indeed they are in upper management elsewhere and every effort must be made to undo this injustice brought about by centuries old practices of social discrimination. ...
India-Pakistan Ties: Post Abrogation of Article 370
One of the main issues between the two countries is over partition of territory leading into several border disputes most prominent among them is related to the accession of territory of Jammu and Kashmir ...