Monday, June 8th, 2026

US-China Rivalry in South Asia

South Asia—home to nearly two billion people, three nuclear powers, major maritime chokepoints, and several…

Beyond the Trump–Xi Summit: Arrival of the Emerging Global Order

The significance of President Donald Trump's May 12–15 visit to China—the first of his second…

Transitional Mandate versus Institutional Continuity

Nepal is no longer merely passing through a routine democratic cycle. The country is entering…

Nepal First-Nepali First: From Political Mandate to Strategic Statecraft

Nepali New Year 2083 commenced with three political signals that could shape Nepal’s next phase:…

External Powers and Nepal’s New Political Moment

One of the national vulnerabilities for the new administration led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah…

Nepal’s Stability Trap: Corruption Within

Nepal’s greatest strategic vulnerability is not geography, nor geopolitics, nor even economic limitation. It is…

From managing ties to designing outcomes: Nepal–India partnership toward 2050

Introduction: From Historical Depth to Strategic Direction The Nepali government, led by Prime Minister Balendra…

Airpower, Attrition, and Great-Power Competition

Operation Epic Fury—the joint US–Israel military campaign launched against Iran following the death of Supreme…

A War Far Away That Could Shake Nepal at Home

The possibility of a coordinated or sequential military strike by the United States and Israel…

From Suez to Hormuz: Power, Perception, and the New Age of Strategic Limits

In 1956, the Suez Crisis exposed a truth Britain could no longer deny: power had…

Can Nepal’s Political Wave Deliver Reform?

Nepal’s political landscape after three decades appears to be entering another moment of transition. The…

Federalism without foundations: Why Nepal’s governance model struggles

Nearly a decade after the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal 2015, Nepal’s federal system…