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Situation Reports — Oct 03, 2025

Nepal Between Giants: India–China Rivalry in the Himalayas

For India, Nepal is a shield above its most vulnerable frontier; for China, it is a gateway into the subcontinent. Caught in between, Nepal’s fragility is never just its own; it is the fault line where two giants meet.

Sep 16, 2025 — Opinion

Kathmandu Speaks: What’s Next for Nepal?

If Kathmandu can transform its long history of popular mobilization into institutions that value citizen voices rather than criminalize them, Nepal will not only stabilize its politics — it will also deepen democracy for a generation.

Sep 15, 2025 — Forecasts

Geopolitics Weekly (US-Venezuela Relations, France Debt Downgrade, Nepal Protests)

This week we cover the deterioration of US-Venezuela relations in the wake of a US military strike on alleged drug traffickers; Fitch downgrading France sovereign debt to the lowest rating on record; a new government in Nepal after a wave of deadly protests; and signs of destabilization along the Afpak frontier.

Nov 07, 2018 — Backgrounders

China’s Empire of Debt

Chinese investment has rejuvenated some developing countries and left others locked in a spiral of unsustainable debt.

Aug 12, 2014 — Situation Reports

Modi’s China-India-Nepal Nexus: Trilateral Boom or Bust?

Will Narendra Modi’s concept of ‘transways’ be enough to silence domestic interest groups and entrench meaningful cooperation between China, India, and Nepal?

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