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The Neighbourhood Studies Initiative of the Strategic Studies Programme aims to promote research on the key pressing issues of India’s Neighbourhood.
As the world order transits from the West to the East and pivots around the Indo-Pacific region, India and its neighbourhood - entailing the regions of South Asia and the Indian Ocean - is growing geo-strategically important. India, which has traditionally maintained a strong presence among its neighbours for development, security, and strategic goals, is seeing an assertive and aggressive China increase its influence among its neighbours. This evolving competition has also incentivized other powers to assert themselves in the region, placing India and its neighbourhood in a geopolitical spotlight and calling upon a thorough understanding of the region.
Key Areas of Research:
The key themes guiding the research of this initiative are Security and Geopolitics, Development and Politics, Connectivity, Environment and Non-Traditional Security, and Regional Integration and Multilateralism.
The countries at the center of focus for the initiative are Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar. Some focus geographies for the Initiative are South Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Himalayas, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indo-Pacific.
State-owned enterprises: A major cause for Sri Lanka’s economic crisis?
PTI's enduring challenge to the Pakistani government
Maldives: Expectations from Muizzu’s second ‘successful’ India visit
Changing threads: Bangladesh’s setback fuels India’s RMG surge
Bangladesh’s Hilsa export ban: A hasty decision reversed
Road from Rakhine: The uncertain fate of Rohingyas
From Poppy Fields to Black Markets: Understanding the Drug Trade Across India and Myanmar
Changing balance of power in post-coup Myanmar
India is well-positioned to revitalise South-South Cooperation
Sri Lanka debates economy, yet uncertainty looms large
When the ‘flagship’ starts sinking: China’s CPEC is foundering in Balochistan
The fate of India-Bangladesh connectivity projects
Beyond culling: India's leadership in South-South cooperation for Namibia’s future
India's evolving trade strategy with ASEAN
Navigating legacy: Thailand’s new PM
Interim government: The faces of change in Bangladesh
St. Martin's Island: A new flashpoint in the Bay of Bengal?
Decoding the Bangladesh crisis through the lens of Kautilya
The Baloch awakening
Nepal’s latest coalition reshuffle
Bridging borders: Strengthening India-Sri Lanka economic integration
Quota Quake: Faultlines with far-reaching implications in Bangladesh
Delhi and Dhaka are Bolstering Bhutan’s Vision for Connectivity
Tracking China’s soft power diplomacy in Nepal
India in SCO: A part of Russia's Greater Eurasian dream?
Is Katchchatheevu central to the India-Sri Lanka fishers’ issue?
China's geospatial ambitions and security concerns
An evolving IOR and dilemmas in Sri Lanka’s security calculus