South Asia

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 […]

Emerging Trends in the Security Architecture of Asia Pacific

-A Commentary- Ambassador (retd.) Shamshad Ahmad, Pakistan Introduction: Regional security environment in Asia Pacific is only an extension of the global security paradigm with all its ramifications for the world at large. And the world at large today is marked by challenges of the strategic power game involving the nuclear security order, oil politics and […]

NEPAL IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM

-The Limits of Power of a Small State-Part I  SRIDHAR K. KHATRI, Ambassador designate USA Debates on foreign policy issues in Nepal are rare; and when they take place, they remain limited to perfunctory academic exercises which alter very little the decision makers’ perspectives in the way policies are eventually executed. This is so because […]

Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan constitute a relevant regional power base

Ambassdor ( late) Sohail Amin, Pakistan –Pakistan important for trade and commerce between South and Central Asia, East and West Asia- The Asia Pacific/Indo Pacific region is at the world’s focus for its growing political importance, its fast economic development, and its strategic position on the sea lines of communication (SLOCs). It has 60 percent […]