Articles By Gaurab Shumsher Thapa
In ‘Neighbourhood First’, India needs to RESET Nepal ties
By: Gaurab Shumsher Thapa | Date: 23 Mar , 2019
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government’s foreign policy will be a major determinant in next month’s parliamentary elections in India. Soon after coming to power in 2014, Indian Prime...
Nepal should not become a geopolitical chessboard
By: Gaurab Shumsher Thapa | Date: 20 Jan , 2019
2019 has begun with a flurry of diplomatic activity for Nepal, including the visits of Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kano to Nepal and Nepali Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali to India. Admiral...
Communists rule in Nepal - but not the Chinese way
By: Gaurab Shumsher Thapa | Date: 18 Nov , 2018
Nepal is among a handful of states in the world ruled by communists. While multiparty democracy and parliamentary politics may not sound synonymous to communism, Nepal’s case might be unique in...