by NIPoRe | Oct 12, 2019 | Center for Governance Studies, Center for Strategic Affairs, NIPoRe Dataviz, NIPoRe Updates, Research
Chinese President Xi Jinping travelled to Nepal for a two-day state visit between October 12 and 13 this year. He became the first Chinese president to visit Nepal since December 1996 when Jiang Zemin visited the Himalayan nation. President Xi’s rare visit to Nepal... by NIPoRe | Oct 11, 2019 | Center for Governance Studies, Center for Strategic Affairs, Research Commentaries
Santosh Sharma Poudel Synopsis In my last Research Commentary, I summarized that Nepali foreign policy moved from ‘special relations’ with India towards diversification in the 1950s and 1960s. This period coincides with the direct rule of King Birendra. In this... by NIPoRe | Sep 11, 2019 | Center for Strategic Affairs, Research Commentaries
NRC0011 – Nepalese foreign policy practice in the 1950s and 60s: special relationship, balance and diversification Santosh Sharma Poudel Synopsis In the last Research Commentary, I argued that ‘balancing’ as the framing of Nepal’s foreign policy vis-à-vis China...
by NIPoRe | Aug 9, 2019 | Center for Strategic Affairs, Research Commentaries
Key Aspects of India-Nepal Logistics Summit 2019 Nirnaya Bhatta Synopsis Last month (on July 28th), for the very first time, India-Nepal Logistics Summit was held in Kathmandu, Nepal. Co-organized by Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FNCCI)... by NIPoRe | Jul 24, 2019 | Center for Governance Studies, Center for Strategic Affairs, Research Commentaries
Framing Nepal’s relations with China and India: balance or diversify? Santosh Sharma Poudel Synopsis Scholars and political leaders, be it within or out of the government, have used various terms to describe the policies Nepal should adopt vis-à-vis China and India.... by NIPoRe | Jul 1, 2019 | Center for Governance Studies, Center for New Economy and Inequality, Center for Strategic Affairs, Research Commentaries
Nepal’s Leverage as a Founding Member of AIIB Nirnaya Bhatta Synopsis Following the decision in May 2019 to co-finance $90 million in the Upper Trisuli I Hydropower Project, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) started its official engagements with Nepal....
