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Nepal’s security challenges have traditionally been viewed more narrowly through a military lens. In the present context, Nepal’s security challenges can only be adequately visualized through the wider aspects of security. Among a wide array of security issues, the primary security challenges for Nepal are concerned to its volatile neighborhood, geopolitical reality, open border, cross-border crime,...

Historical outlook Confluence of the Two Seas – An excerpt pulled out from the 16th century Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh’s explanation of the vast body of water that connects the diverse continents, has come to define the contemporary geopolitical aspirations of great powers. The concepts of Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific have gained prevalence within the policy frameworks...

What is Sagarmatha Sambaad all about? The first edition of the Sagarmatha Sambaad (Sagarmatha Dialogue), a flagship global conference to be organized by the Nepali government, is being held in Kathmandu in April 2020. It is named after Sagarmatha, known to the world as Everest, the highest mountain in the world. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

The political stability in Nepal contributed to its economic growth in 2019 and provided a consistency that is necessary for a more dynamic external engagement. The World Bank reported that Nepal’s growth rate reached 7.1 percent in 2019 in addition to an increase in foreign direct investment. A greater sense of stability has also given the...

As the world enters the third decade of the 21st century, new trends in international relations have emerged. While the opportunities presented by the advancement of science and technology over the last two decades have been phenomenal, the cyber domain is bound to pose new challenges in world politics. Over the last few years, the world...