ISAS Briefs

Nepal's averted regime crisis is a reflection of internal political turmoil. Nepali politics has been driven by imbalances in power-sharing arrangements and residual issues of political transition from an absolutist Monarchy to an inclusive, federal republic. Unless this transition is made structurally viable, political stability will elude Nepal. India which has played a significant role in this transition will continue to be affected by the spill-over of Nepal's internal turbulence. India's challenge is also becoming more formidable with the emergence of China as an assertive competitor for greater economic and strategic space in the sensitive Himalayan region.