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.
Each country in the region has had its share of acquaintance with asymmetric conflicts in different time-frames and in varying intensities. The South Asian countries may not be able to obliterate asymmetric conflicts but mitigating them is the need of the hour ...
There is no short-cut to this problem. South Asian countries should continue on what it has been doing in the past to combat trafficking and at the same time also adopt long-term sustained policies to mitigate COVID-19 as well as human trafficking ...
The need of the hour is people centric approaches to security, conflict transformation and development. Only then, we will be truly talking about marginalised regions and their people instead of merely appearing to do so ...
A high level of discourse of politics and speech has to be maintained by important people in the government on either side of the border for meaningful diplomacy to take its course. ...
Rumour is about the possibility of the Sajith Premadasa led SJB and TNA joining SLPP led government after winning the election. President Gotabaya Rajapksa, by proclamation has summoned the new Parliament on 20 August 2020 ...
Currently, the relations between India and Pakistan have deteriorated due to the cross-border terrorism by Pakistan. This has left no room for de-escalation and peace talks over Siachen glacier ...
It is also in the interest of South Asian countries to have cordial relations with both India and China. Subsequently, these countries instead to getting sandwiched between the two powerful countries should shape their foreign policies cautiously that would serve their interests on one side and maintain cordial relations with both the countries ...
Political developments in China, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India having direct consequences on Kashmir, not only keeps the zone conflict-ridden but also allows a threat to their national securities ...
Observers have lamented the lacking “strategic” nature of the partnership. But, this time around, the cosmos seems to have worked hard to align the two strategically ...
A Biden Presidency: A Frictional Relationship on Non-proliferation and Russia for India?
Biden and his foreign policy could be distracted by issues surrounding Russia and nonproliferation, diluting strategic attention to the structural realities facing the states across the stretch of the Indo-Pacific precipitated by the growth of Chinese power and its minatory assertion. India and the US could be on the road to a more frictional relationship under Biden as opposed to Trum ...