Kathmandu, Oct. 16 -- Nepal should move beyond its traditional role as a buffer or bridge between major powers and position itself as a strategic broker through diplomacy, institutional cooperation and regional engagement, Professor Amitabh Mattoo of Jawaharlal Nehru University has said.

Speaking at a lecture organised by the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA), Mattoo examined Asia's changing power dynamics and the strategic choices shaping the region's future.

The lecture, titled "Asian Futures: India's Strategic Vision, China's Rise and the Future of the Asian Order", was part of the second series organised by AIDIA's Centre for Asian Futures. It brought together the inaugural cohort of the Master in Intern...