Foreign Policy Expert Indra Adhikari Discusses Nepal's Geopolitical Sensitivity

Kathmandu. Foreign affairs and security expert Indra Adhikari has stated that rulers have been aware of the sensitive geographical location of Nepal since historical times in the conduct of Nepal's foreign diplomacy.Although Nepal's sovereignty has been protected by leadership across various political systems, she analyzes that in some diplomatic practices, an 'inferiority complex' is reflected.According to Adhikari, although Nepal maintains its sovereignty legally (de jure), it has been found to present itself practically (de facto) as weak or 'inferior'. Especially connecting to the context of Prithvi Narayan Shah's advice of 'a yam between two stones', she commented that this narrative...