Nepal's Strategic Future

<p>Nepal geo-strategically located between India and China must have appropriate relations with both countries. Prior to 2006 Nepal's monarch maintained a generally balanced approach in dealing with India and China even though in practice Nepal had a closer relationship with India due to key factors such as geography socio-cultural closeness and reliance on trade and transit through India. However a great political transition occurred in Nepal during 2007 and since 2008 China has increased its activities within Nepal. This study addresses Nepal's strategic dilemma by looking at three policy options: lean towards India; lean towards China; or follow a middle road between these two powers. Through descriptive and analytical studies of government policies adopted by Nepal India and China published books and scholarly articles this research analyzes Nepal's options in terms of the diplomatic-political informational military and economic (DIME) instruments of national power and geographic factors. Nepal must preserve her hard-won position within this triangle carefully and wisely. She must carefully choose her future path. She must maintain a sharp focus on serving her national interests promoting stability and prosperity and preserving her sovereignty and independence while taking into consideration the interests of her two powerful next-door neighbors China and India.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>