by NIPoRe | Aug 16, 2024 | Center for Strategic Affairs, South Asia Bulletin
July 2024 started with a change in government in Nepal and bookended massive popular protests in Bangladesh that toppled the Sheikh Hasina-led government (in early August 2024). In between, Pakistan approached the IMF for another round of bailout; the Communist Party...
by NIPoRe | Jul 19, 2024 | Center for New Economy and Inequality, Center for Strategic Affairs, Coffee Sessions, Events
Overview The Nepal Institute for Policy Research (NIPoRe) hosted the institute’s flagship Coffee Session with Hon’ble Udaya Shumsher Rana on 15 July 2024 at the NIPoRe Conference Room. The speaker delved into Nepal’s economic diplomacy, shedding light on its...
by NIPoRe | Jul 15, 2024 | Center for Strategic Affairs, South Asia Bulletin
Indian elections produced a surprising result, cutting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to size without a majority. Yet Prime Minister Modi was sworn in as prime minister for the third consecutive term, leading the National Democratic Alliance. Heads of many South...
by NIPoRe | Jun 15, 2024 | Center for Strategic Affairs, South Asia Bulletin
From India’s seven-phase election (starting in April and ending in June) to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Russia, May was an eventful month for South Asian countries. Maldives and India are trying to mend their relations after anti-Indian...
by NIPoRe | May 29, 2024 | Center for Strategic Affairs, OP-EDs and Columns
– SANTOSH SHARMA POUDEL The column originally appeared in The Diplomat on 21 May 2024. Please read the original article here. On May 2, Nepal’s cabinet decided that the country’s new 100-rupee note would feature the updated map of Nepal. Nepal’s map was updated in...
by NIPoRe | May 22, 2024 | Center for Strategic Affairs, South Asia Bulletin
South Asia saw significant political and geopolitical events in April. India held two of the seven phases of the election the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to win. Mohamed Muizzu’s party won a supermajority in the parliamentary elections, where his...