Monday, December 1st, 2025

Equidistant, Equicentric, and Equivalent Diplomacy: Nepal between India and China

For Nepal, a small state located between two rising powers, diplomacy has never been optional—it…

Trump–Putin in Alaska: Symbolic Success, Substantive Discontent, and Fragile Road to Peace

The Trump–Putin summit in Alaska was hailed as a diplomatic success in appearance but fell…

Myanmar’s Strategic Uncertainty is a Regional Security Crisis

Southern Asia below the Himalayas has long served as a steadfast strategic bridge, particularly linking…

India’s Multi-Alignment in a Multipolar World

The global order in the 21st century is no longer a binary contest between two…

The Evolving Paradigm of Counterterrorism

Terrorism has multiple definitions, leading to varied responses worldwide. Whether it is the 9/11 terrorist…

Institutional Politicization, Corruption and Governance Inefficiency in Nepal

Nepal’s transformation over the past three decades has been marked by the transition from a…

China’s Political Diplomacy and Regional Vision

In a rapidly transforming geopolitical landscape, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has leveraged political…

Terrorism: A Challenge for South Asia

May 10th lessened the risk to global instability and deflected the nuclear war with two…

Nepal: Pathways Towards Strategic Stability

Nepal is undergoing yet another test—this time polarizing society and politicizing the nation's tools and…

Nepal’s geopolitical dilemma: Navigating foreign policy among China, India, and USA

Nepal, a landlocked country nestled in the Himalayas, occupies a unique and precarious position in…

Bangladesh Political Upheaval

With the global competition underway, nations of South Asia are falling into the geopolitical long-game…

Switch in coalition partners a challenge or an opportunity?

Over nearly two decades, Nepal has dealt with four major strategic issues that gave way…