International

Geopolitics of Nepal-2

-Survival Strategies of a Small State- Dev Raj Dahal, Kathmandu, Nepal LEVELS OF ANALYSIS: The desirability of this new concept that is more flexible and positive to interdependence is also suggested by the ongoing transformation of the international system and the state-centric view. Nepal cannot afford to be indifferent to and unaffected by the global […]

Rising China and Regional Stability: South Asian Perspective-Part 2

Ameen Izzadeen, International relations expert, Colombo, Sri Lanka The Case of Maldives: The case of the Maldives is not so different. Since independence from the British in 1965, Maldives virtually grew under British protection until India emerged in the 1970s as the guardian of the Indian Ocean archipelago in keeping with its Indira doctrine. When […]

Geopolitics of Nepal-Part 1

  -Survival Strategies of a Small State- Dev Raj Dahal, Kathmandu, Nepal The position that Nepal occupies and its ties with the regional and global powers in the changing world underline the essence of its geopolitics. The decay of the value of distance has today diminished the relevance of geography and the nation’s ability to […]

Rising China and Regional Stability: South Asian Perspective-Part 1

An Essay  Ameen Izzadeen, International Relations Expert, Sri Lanka Introduction: When we talk of the rise of China, one cannot help but mention Napoleon Bonaparte ‘s famous saying, “There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! For when he wakes, he will move the world’. Whether Napoleon is a political prophet or another Nostradamus is […]

NEPAL IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM

The Limits of Power of a Small State-2 Professor SRIDHAR K. KHATRI, Ambassador designate USA Like all small states, Nepal’s position in the international system is also conditioned by all these factors. Although the “globalist”, “Indo-centric” and “isolationist” approaches discussed earlier convey either aspirations or limitations behind Nepal’s role within such systems, they do not […]