The new equation of South Asia region: The rising role of China in Nepal's foreign policy

Author:

Pankaew Attasit1,Kaewkhunok Suppawit2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Thammasat University, Thailand

2. Xiamen University, Fujian, China

Abstract

China's rising role in South Asia has contributed significantly to the changing geopolitics and geo-economics of the region. Nepal is one of the countries where relations with China have dramatically changed from 2015 till pre-pandemic. This study focuses on analyzing Nepal's foreign policy shifts towards neighboring China and India through a framework of neoclassical realism. It argues that Nepal's foreign policy against neighboring countries has changed since the India-Nepal conflict in 2015, where China has become a key option within Nepal's new foreign policy context. Changes in China's foreign policy and the victory of the Nepal Communist Party are among the key factors in enhancing relations between the two countries. However, it doesn't mean that Nepal took side with China and abandoned India. The article suggests that China's rise has a positive effect on Nepal as an option to balancing intra-regional power and opportunities for infrastructure development within the country.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Political Science and International Relations,Sociology and Political Science

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