Nepal, Jan. 22 -- How should Nepal respond to a changing security context and handle pressures from greater powers like India and China?

Since the end of the Cold War, the question regarding what strategies small states should adopt while navigating the international system has been widely discussed. Changes in the international order after dissolution of the Soviet Union led to formation of many independent states that are rising as new players in today's international relations. Growing interdependence and the transformed geopolitical environment have minimized the threat of military invasions but broadened the context to maneuver foreign policy for gaining influence. In such setting, the small states have also gained new opportunities...