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 needs to invest in capacity building with specialised branches like incorporating a rescue corps which may emerge as the first line of defence. HADR operations merge the security and development requirements and hence India is likely to develop that route to appear as a powerful yet benevolent actor ...
India should uphold the principle of strategic autonomy by not siding with any unilateral sanctions or motive-driven actions, as the Chabahar projects are not only economically but also strategically important for India ...
South Asia should look beyond bilateral tensions, and promote energy cooperation in pursuit of mutual gains for sustained economic growth and sustainable development, which is also likely to promote peace and stability in the region ...
Solih administration seems to have adopted a practical approach towards China and India compared to the Yameen administration and it is likely to benefit from it ...
As the Galwan Valley tensions escalate, it is unclear what triggered the situation snowball into what threatens to get prolonged until at least the dangerously high Himalayan terrain actually looks all covered in snow again in a few months ...
For the upliftment of the distraughted migrant workers holistically, bottoms up approach of economic distribution rather than trickle-down theory should be practiced which seems to be more pragmatic at this juncture ...
To counter China’s growing military and maritime posturing in the long-term, the best possible option for India will be to prioritize strengthening our own defence particularly maritime capabilities in the larger game of geo-politics and strategic field ...
Disengaging with a Face: Learning from History on the Galwan Faceof ...
A good start towards the solution could also be to propose or moot an Inner Tibet and Outer Tibet Solution as in the case of Mongolia reflecting from the May 1914 objections of the Chinese to ratify the Simla Convention, in which case, the Chinese will be forced to think again and give some concessions to India ...