Research Reports
Business Climate Survey for Indian Companies in Nepal-2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Indian companies were amongst the first to arrive in Nepal during the 70s and 80s, with many of the businesses having now established themselves as profitable ventures through decades of cultivating brand loyalty. These...
Ushering in a New Era of Sustainable Development Through Digital Public Infrastructure in Nepal
Embodying an urgent call for action, the Sustainable Development Goals, a set of 17 goals was adopted by all the United Nations member states in 2015 under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.[i] These goals aimed to combat politica...
Study on the Gaps of the Capacity of Nepalese Logistics Service Provider
The logistic service providers (LSPs) are an integral component of the supply chain. Acting mostly as intermediaries, they are responsible for the transport, storage and delivery of goods, ensuring that all of it is done in a cost and time...
Examining South Asian Water Diplomacy From an International Legal Perspective
As the world progresses in terms of population, technology and infrastructure, the demand for water diversifies and increases exponentially. Be it for individual usage on a daily basis to electricity generation and manufacturing purposes, t...
Analysing the effect of Nepal's election 2022 on its foreign policy
The headlines of one of the articles of a famous newspaper 'Kathmandu Post' read- In Nepali politics, you can never trust your friends (Mulmi, 2020). This saying has now assumed special importance when one considers the political crisis tha...
The Changing Nature of India’s Foreign Policy
Since the Narendra Modi government took office in May 2014, Indian foreign policy has undergone a tremendous transition, which is reflected in the recent intellectual and political debates. In a short amount of time, the Modi administration...
The History of Soft Power Contest in Nepal: China Vs India
Introduction For a landlocked Himalayan country with moderate resources and population, Nepal occupies a prominent place in the contemporary geopolitical security concerns of Asia. It is a ground for active power contests between two of As...
Harlequin Feminism: The need of feminism in 21st century with changing global outlook
Introduction Gender issues more or less can be connected to the culture and legacies of a country. India and Nepal, in this sense, are heirs to the Hindu religion. Hindu culture manifests Vedic societies in the social structure. In t...
Interactive Repercussions of Ambitious Air Pollution and Climate Change
Introduction The environment serves three functions for us: it is a living area, a resource depot, and a trash disposal site. However, the ecology of the planet is gradually deteriorating as a result of human presence and activity. The pla...
From SAARC to BIMSTEC: Neighborhood Perspective
A regional intergovernmental framework and geopolitical organization, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) consists of eight member countries— Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and...