NEIGHBOURHOOD STUDIES

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.

ARTICLES

'Naya' Pakistan's Foreign Policy Conundrum

Pakistan should maintain good relations with India to show remarkable achievement, as India factor factors most in Pakistan’s foreign policy. It must understand that “Aman aur Shanti” in words holds no value unless it is converted into action ...

India’s Road to Regionalism

Delhi wants the SAARC project work in areas of mutual interests and fighting common challenges such as the current global pandemic. During Video Conference PM Modi said “Our people-to-people ties are ancient, and our societies are deeply inter-connected. Therefore, we must all prepare together, we must all act together, and we must all succeed together. ...

Bangladesh-India Track II Diplomacy

Given the recurrent challenges posed through the wave of globalization, if governments are not actively interacting with each other, the productivity is reduced. Similarly, there should be exchanges as different levels between the two countries. ...

Various Facets of India-Bhutan Cooperation

India has had border disputes with almost all its bordering neighbours, and while it has achieved success in mitigating its land and water disputes with countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, it still faces tensions with Pakistan, Nepal and China. The India-Bhutan model cannot be applied across bilateral relations with other countries but few facets of the successful partnership in areas of development and economic activity can be incorporated ...

Naku La Face Off and India-China Development Diplomacy

Due to the health crisis generated by the COVID-19, people in bordering regions have been brought to face with some important choices. The first is between totalitarian surveillance and citizen empowerment as the state moves to introduce more restraining technologies. Though this is not fully possible in bordering regions, the other challenge to balance between local resources and their construction, to national reconstruction ...

 

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