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Nepal’s Foreign Policy: A Special Bond with India

Author(s) Khursheed Ahmad Ahanger, Dr Rajesh Mishra
Country India
Abstract After the unification of Nepal, the founder of the nation, King Prithvi Narayan Shah formulated an underlying principle of Nepal's foreign policy based on Geopolitics. He described the geographical situation of Nepal as a ‘yam between two boulders’, referring to the two big neighbours of Nepal – China and India. King Prithvi Narayan Shah was not only a great warrior but a visionary leader, who had appropriately assessed the geopolitical sensitivities of Nepal and adopted non-aligned foreign policy. He also said it was important for the county to keep a balanced relationship with these two huge neighbours. He cautiously moved maintained distance and balance considering the imperatives of the fragile situation. Nepal's foreign policy thereafter has passed through the turbulent periods; extreme loyalty had been maintained to the southern neighbour and pro-northern approach surfaced consequently. With the formation of the elected government after the promulgation of new constitution, major shift is observed in Nepal's foreign policy- the diversification of Nepal's trade and transit to China. The main objective of this paper is to explore the foreign relation of Nepal India. This paper makes a brief description and analysis of Nepal's foreign policy, political and economic dynamics of these relations, and new developments in Nepal-India relation based on secondary sources.
Keywords Nepal, foreign policy, Directive principles, SAARC, BIMSTC
Field Physics > Nano Technology / Nuclear
Published In Volume 5, Issue 3, May-June 2023
Published On 2023-06-10
Cite This Nepal’s Foreign Policy: A Special Bond with India - Khursheed Ahmad Ahanger, Dr Rajesh Mishra - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 3, May-June 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i03.3708
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i03.3708
Short DOI https://doi.org/gscdpb

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