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Nepal: Will the Hindu-Muslim grand gulf disintegrate India?

2 years ago Thursday, July 14, 2022telegraphnepal

N. P. Upadhyaya (Aryal) Kathmandu: Veteran Sikh writer of international repute Khuswant Singh said a long time back that the “End of India” is inevitable and that shall in all likelihood be presided over neither by Pakistan nor by “outside” powers, but the end of India is sure on grounds of religious fanaticism. Whether Singh […]

Nepal: Immediate Neighbors and Neighborhood Relations

2 years ago Thursday, July 14, 2022telegraphnepal

Nepal Council of World Affairs (NCWA) Background: After the formation of “Immediate neighbors and neighborhood relations committee meetings were held at the meeting hall of NCWA in Pulchowk, Lalitpur, for conceptualizing the major areas of interest to Nepal and the Nepalese. On these meetings, interesting discussions on the topic provided a reasonable basis for elaborate […]

Nepal Foreign Policy: Shifting the Political milieu-Part 1

2 years ago Wednesday, July 13, 2022telegraphnepal

Dev Raj Dahal Senior Political Scientist, Nepal The post-war geopolitical order defined exclusively by the Western rules, institutions and processes is now fraying with the acceleration of a shift of power and wealth to Asia called by scholars “Easternization which is transforming politics in the world beyond Asia” (Rachman, 2017:3). The unstoppable rise of China […]

Pakistan’s Policy of Credible Minimum Deterrence

2 years ago Tuesday, July 12, 2022telegraphnepal

-Zafar Khan and Rizwana Abbasi, Pakistan Pakistan‘s nuclear policy and doctrinal strategic posture revolve around the broader contours of minimum deterrence as discussed above. In a similar context, Pakistan officially declares and practices credible minimum deterrence. The concept of minimum was espoused by Pakistan even before the nuclear tests in 1998. Pakistan‘s former Chief of […]

Deterrence: Policy Options for Pakistan

2 years ago Thursday, July 7, 2022telegraphnepal

-Pakistan in the Global Nuclear Order- -Zafar Khan and Rizwana Abbasi, Islamabad (Islamabad Papers 2016) Introduction: South Asia is a complex region where rivalry between India and Pakistan continues to grow and stability remains elusive despite the induction of nuclear weapons. The two countries have fought wars (1948, 1965, 1971, and a limited war in […]

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