International Relations in India & Beyond
Since Independence, contemporary India has achieved significantly through various forms of affirmative action and economic incentives. In the economic arena, it is emerging as a major player in the global market and can now...
After weeks of large-scale protests, in the last week of June, the federal government of Nepal withdrew a controversial bill that would have allowed it greater control of the country’s numerous temple trusts called guthis[1]....
BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation), initially known as BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation), was formed after representatives from the aforesaid four countries met at Bangkok in June 1997....
“Towards a Peaceful, Prosperous and Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region” We, the Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Chief Advisor of the Kingdom of Bhutan, the Prime Minister of the Republic...
Djibouti already owes 82 percent of its foreign debt to China while China is expected to account for 71% of Kyrgyz debt as Belt and Road-related projects are implemented. Increased Pakistani dependence on...
Kathmandu Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli today said his visit to China has further enhanced the friendship and bilateral cooperation between the two countries in wide-ranging areas including cross-border rail and road connectivity. Speaking...
Two ministers belonging to the Federal Socialist Party Nepal – a key Madhesi group – were inducted into the Nepal Cabinet today. President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed FSPN chairman Upendra Yadav as minister for...
Nepal has been a geopolitical pawn of two powerful Asian nations. Today is no different, although they are leaning closer to China than India. The recent election of Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli proves this...
Nepal will close the Indian Embassy’s field office in the near future as it has “outlived its purpose”, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said. India was permitted to set up the temporary...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the construction of a mega hydropower plant during a visit to Nepal Friday, part of his government’s move to counter Chinese influence in its backyard. Modi and his...
