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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.
India-Bangladesh Border Management: The Challenge of Cattle Smuggling
Understanding the Bangladesh Jamaat e-Islami’s return
China’s sustained influence in the Maldives
‘Unbalanced’ Balance of Payments: Pakistan’s Vicious Cycle
From Cox’s Bazar to Bhasan Char: An Assessment of Bangladesh’s Relocation Plan for Rohingya Refugees
India and Nepal’s Kalapani border dispute: An explainer
Bridging the healthcare gap in Afghanistan: A primer on India’s role
Bhutan’s 20-year economic development and transition to democracy: An assessment of India’s role
Securing peace in Afghanistan: A primer on Japan’s role
BIMSTEC and the fourth industrial revolution: The role of technology in regional development
India-Nepal-China Relations and A Development Strategy For Nepal
The Way Ahead for India-Afghanistan Relations
Reconciling with the Taliban: The Good, the Bad and the Difficult
India-Pakistan peacemaking: Beyond populist religious diplomacy
BIMSTEC into the mainstream: The role of the media
Nepal’s Rahughat Hydropower Project and Indian LOCs
BBIN Initiatives: Options for Cross-Border Power Exchange
Intra-BBIN trade: Opportunities and challenges
Strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Mechanisms in the Bay of Bengal Region
India-Bangladesh Relations: Finding a Way Forward
Revitalising BIMSTEC through Cultural Connectivity from Northeast India
Reimagining India’s Engagement with BIMSTEC
The Rohingya Crisis and its Impact on Bangladesh-Myanmar Relations
Finding an End to Border Disputes: The India-Nepal Imperative
Integration of Maoist Combatants in Nepal: The Challenges Ahead
Radicalisation of Pakistan and Its Impact on India
Pakistan’s Schools of Terror
US-Pakistan Military Operations in Pak-Afghan Border (Vol. I Issue)