Barely 20 kilometers wide at its narrowest, the Siliguri Corridor is India’s sole land link to its northeast. Hemmed in by foreign borders and overshadowed by rival powers, it is a place where geography becomes destiny and unity rests on the most fragile of threads.

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.

While the recent India-China border agreement certainly represents a diplomatic success, it does not fully address deeply rooted strategic mistrust and competition between the two powers.

The conflict in Manipur reflects a volatile confluence of internal and external forces, which together threaten the political and security fabric of northeastern India.

To understand China’s foreign policy toward India and bordering ASEAN countries, one must understand its national water crisis.

Ground-level changes are altering the strategic balance and fueling conflict between India and China in the Himalayas.

Prime Minister Modi is presiding over a newly assertive Indian foreign policy, with potentially far-reaching geopolitical consequences.

Recent fighting in the Galwan Valley marks the first time lives have been lost along the disputed China-India border since 1975.

Unity among the BRICS countries will continue to be thwarted by longstanding geopolitical disputes.

One thing is clear from recent shifts in Nepalese politics: India can no longer take Nepal for granted.