Open AccessAssessing geopolitics as Nepal's national security challenge
Author(s) -
Bikash Dhakal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
unity journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2773-8167
pISSN - 2717-4751
DOI - 10.3126/unityj.v1i0.35690
Subject(s) - geopolitics , national security , rivalry , political science , international security , security studies , environmental security , economic growth , development economics , political economy , public administration , sociology , law , economics , politics , macroeconomics
The increased geo-strategic interests and concerns of great powers have posed serious challenges to national security of Nepal. This article objectively analyzes the impacts of geopolitics on Nepal's national security. It intends to examine the National security within the framework of geopolitical rivalry. Geopolitics is rather a crucial external factor than the other internal factors of insecurity. Thus, this article attempts to justify how regional and global geopolitical developments challenge Nepal's national security. This article explains geopolitical factors that can pose threat and challenge to national security.