Nepal-India Relations: Beyond Realist and Liberal Theoretical Prisms

Karki, Karun K.; Kc, Hari

doi:10.3126/joia.v3i1.29085

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“…In recent years, the SAARC has also emphasized a greater role for NGOs in promoting people-to-people contact. Even though most non-official initiatives in South Asia are at early stages of development, they have succeeded in a number of cases (Kaye, 2001). India and China have also agreed to promote interaction between the people of the two countries by encouraging tourism so as to strengthen bilateral linkages (Malik, 2011).…”

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The impact of pilgrim tourism on the bilateral diplomacy of India and Nepal and the mediation effect of people-to-people contact

Dada

Wani

Shah

2022

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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The present article aims to analyse the impact of pilgrim tourism on bilateral relations and to identify the mediating effect of people-to-people contact. It further proposes to test the framework empirically in the neighbouring context of India and Nepal. To achieve the objective, random sampling is used, and 380 usable questionnaires are taken for testing the theoretical framework. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) is used to assess the framework's fit and analyse the impact of pilgrim tourism on bilateral diplomatic relations while using people-to-people contact as a mediating variable. The study findings reveal that pilgrim tourism has a direct impact on improving the bilateral diplomatic relationship between India and Nepal. It also shows that people-to-people contact between India and Nepal acts as a mediating variable between pilgrim tourism and bilateral diplomacy. In a vast country like India, which shares a border with many nations, pilgrim tourism and people-to-people contact have great potential to remove barriers and increase bilateral treaties for better development of the nation. The present research developed a measurement instrument about bilateral relations from the stakeholder's perspective. It also proposed a structural model to elucidate the relationships between pilgrim tourism, people-to-people contact and bilateral diplomacy.

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Section: Literature Review and Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

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The impact of pilgrim tourism on the bilateral diplomacy of India and Nepal and the mediation effect of people-to-people contact

Dada

Wani

Shah

2022

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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“…To begin with, we acknowledge that deep and abiding ties exist between Nepal and India, and these ties go far beyond the state-to-state political relations. Since time immemorial, social, cultural, religious, and economic relationships have existed between the peoples of the two countries (Karki & KC, 2020). Similarly, the porous border between the two countries is an example of the Nepal-India relations that go far beyond the political relations of the nation-states.…”

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Revisiting the ‘Homeland’ Through a Transnational Lens

Karki

2021

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In this paper, we bring our individual and collective memories of Nepal to reflect upon how we imagine, remember, and perform the diasporic nationalism while living abroad. We argue that diasporic nationalism is often framed by the homeland's historical dimensions and through an imagined and identificatory relation to the homeland. In doing so, we bring our learning experiences during high school in Nepal and critically zero in on how these curriculums taught us only a single narrative of Nepal-India relation by grossly neglecting the other side of the narrative. To deconstruct such a grand narrative, we critically analyze the other side of the narrative, which reveals the Nepal-India relation as a 'paradox' between closeness and detachment. We discuss cross-border controversies in which the Indian hegemony of perpetuating colonial ideas overpowers Nepal through political and geopolitical intervention. We conclude the paper with our remarks to mitigate animosities and rebuild the fractured relationship between the two nations.

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“…From a neocolonial lens, it provides snapshots of the ways and instances in which India has infringed upon Nepal's sovereignty and independence (Karki & KC, 2020). Political leaders are more interested or highly influenced by Indian and Chinese politics rather than empirical perspective on sustainable system thinking in rural development sustainably in principle.…”

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Sustainable Political Leadership Based on System Thinking in Rural Development Practices of Nepal

Sharma

2021

Res. Nep. Jnl. Dev. Stud.

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The sustainable political leadership based on system thinking is a highly qualified skillful political leadership on sustainable development administration on rural development practices of Nepal. This paper analyses the quality of sustainable political leadership based on system thinking in overall sustainable rural development application and process in Nepal and its empiricisms. It also presents the national and international context of leadership, system thinking and sustainable development and their contemporary debates and issues. Methodologically it is an empirical literature review on sustainable development, system thinking and leadership for Rural Development and its practices in Nepal. In conclusion, in Nepal social inclusion, justice, and equity; economic and ecological balance and good governance in a basket of rural development is essential phenomena for sustainable political leadership based on system thinking. The real practices of the ideas of social inclusion, justice, equity; economic and ecological balance and good governance to increase productivity of sustainable political leadership is to be more important. However, these types of practices on sustainable political leadership based on system thinking are insignificant, qualities and practices both are low. The national and international importance and urgency of sustainable political leadership based on system thinking are increasing to maintain sustainability governance from local to global level.

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Nepal-India Relations: Beyond Realist and Liberal Theoretical Prisms

Cited by 8 publications

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The impact of pilgrim tourism on the bilateral diplomacy of India and Nepal and the mediation effect of people-to-people contact

The impact of pilgrim tourism on the bilateral diplomacy of India and Nepal and the mediation effect of people-to-people contact

Revisiting the ‘Homeland’ Through a Transnational Lens

Sustainable Political Leadership Based on System Thinking in Rural Development Practices of Nepal

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