Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal

Sangeeta Thapliyal is a Professor in Inner Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

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December 30, 2022 Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal

New government has been formed in Nepal after much anticipation with Prachanda as the Prime Minister. Leading 170 members in 275 member House of Representatives, his party Nepal Communist Party (Maoist Centre) [NCP(MC)] has allied with KP Sharma Oli ...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Article, India, China, Nepali Congress, KP Oli, Prachanda, CPN (UML), Madhes

Nepal: Year 2020 in Retrospect-Nepal Communist Party Causes a Political Storm

January 07, 2021 Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal

The intra-party feud within the ruling Nepal Communist Party has brought about a political crisis in the country. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli dissolved the Parliament, declared the dates for next elections, and those opposing the dissolution have ap...

Tags: Nepal, Article, India, China, PM Oli, Nepali Communist Party, Madhav Nepal, Prachanda

Where is India Nepal Political Connectivity?

August 31, 2020 Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal

One wonders what happened to the close political connectivity between India and Nepal. There was a time when political leaders could pick up phone and call their counterparts without any formality. The relations that were forged with shared ideologic...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Article, China, Nepali Congress, PM Oli, anti-Indianism, BP Koirala, CPN Singh, Indian leaders, Panchayat rule

India- Nepal and the issue of Lipulekh

June 22, 2020 Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal

Who owns Lipulekh pass and Kalapani? From where does the river Mahakali originate? What is the strategic importance of Kalapani? These are certain questions that have come to the forefront since Nepal raised objections to India’s inauguration of me...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Article, Lipulekh pass, Mahakaliriver, India Nepal border