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Suresh Sharma

The author, former Spokesperson of Nepal Army, is Chief Executive Officer at Nepal Institute for Strategic Studies
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Assessing military diplomacy

Published On: November 1, 2020 04:44 AM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

Naravane’s visit has been seen as a significant event as it comes at a time when relations between India and Nepal are at low ends especially after Nepal issued a new map.

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The strategy of isolating China is flawed

Published On: October 9, 2020 03:15 AM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

The American strategy of isolating China and thus making it weaker cannot ensure greater good.

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Fear of war at LAC

Published On: September 10, 2020 08:40 AM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

The memories of fierce clash between Chinese PLA and Indian militaries in Galwan of June remain. And yet fresh tension has emerged at Line of Actual Control (LAC). The Indian military is now caught in an uncertainty as to where the agreement of status quo with Chinese forces will end. The chase for holding tactical north as well as south bank of Pangong Tso Lake where the LAC passes has raised many questions. Indians think the tactically important high grounds such as Black Top, Helmet, Gurung Hill, Maggar Hill,  Spanggur   gap  along with some other on the south bank of Pangong Tso, ground between Rechin La-Rezangla-Mukhpari and Magar Hill, if  held  and sustained, would provide them advantage to dominate PLA’s position and prevent surprise incursion from them.

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It's still possible to control the Covid-19 threats

Published On: August 18, 2020 12:00 PM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

Covid-19 has inflicted casualty not only on human beings but all other sectors—economic, social and psychological—with immense fear of uncertainty in everyone’s mind. No one knows when it will end. Experts predict that the entire world would suffer. Poor countries like Nepal will surely suffer the most and face the most daunting challenges.

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What became of Rishiman?

Published On: August 8, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

India’s reluctance to heed Nepal’s appeal to resolve Kalapani issue diplomatically has exasperated Nepali people in and outside the country. The facts support the claim of Nepal on Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura. The world has come know to know about it.

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Use of fake news to disparage China

Published On: July 3, 2020 03:00 PM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

Psychologists Gordon Pennycook and David Rand claim “only unexpected information can filter through to higher stages of processing” because human responses gradually reduce ability to examine reliability of same information and the brain finally learns they are true.  The common citizens do not have the ability to distinguish such misinformation that largely determines its speed, reach, and impact to convince target audience.

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Lesson from Galwan

Published On: June 17, 2020 12:31 PM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

Few weeks ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping instructed PLA to “prepare for war.” No one knows, till today, what he meant. After this, the Indo-China Line of Actual Control (LAC) border remained tense in Sikkim and later in Ladakh. The consistent US provocation against China always sounded the alarm in East and South China Sea.

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India should be ready to resolve border issue

Published On: May 17, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

Despite several calls from Nepal to resolve Kalapani issue, Eminent Persons Group (EPG ) report and others, India’s higher decision making echelon has not showed much interest to address the border issue. India has often pointed to the existing mechanism at foreign secretary level. If such attitude continues the age old foundation historical, religious, cultural and social bond between Nepal and India can erode Nepali people will soon develop strong resentment against Indian hegemony.

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Fear the threat

Published On: February 16, 2020 11:52 AM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

Few days ago, a person claiming to belong to ‘banned’ communist party called me for some monetary assistance for his party. He had misunderstood me for a manpower supplier to foreign countries. I said that he was calling a wrong number. A follow up to that call has not arrived yet. But this is the indication of the fact that threat looms large in Nepali society and that Nepal needs to formulate a pragmatic and stringent policies and programs to curb rogue elements’ activities by investigating into the root causes of the problems.

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Unsettling times

Published On: December 15, 2019 11:46 AM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

Since the time of George Bush Jr, the concept of ‘Global Policeman’ for mending international order has received more negative than positive response for its vested interest in others’ affairs. Iraq, Syria, Iran, North Korea, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Ukraine and Palestine are the examples.  Barak Obama’s  ‘Pivot to Asia’ has been rephrased as “Indo Pacific Strategy” (IPS), essentially to forge military  “collaboration”  through which they intend to penetrate through East Asia, South East Asia and South Asia and beyond  to contain China.

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Correct your map

Published On: November 11, 2019 09:58 AM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

India should not keep occupying Nepali land to accomplish their ‘strategic task’ but look for an alternative point within their own territory, if at all they have to

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Guard your apprehension

Published On: July 21, 2019 08:34 AM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

Since the restoration of democracy, Nepali interest groups are quite vocal on our foreign affairs matters. Media and independent scholars are no different. So they keep telling us that Nepal’s foreign relation should be more dynamic, our foreign policy should be redefined in changed regional or global geo-political paradigm, so on and so forth.

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Know their interests

Published On: April 28, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

One of the reasons Indo-Pacific advocates are focused on Nepal is due to our strategic importance, so distinctive for global power’s attention

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Dithering on BRI

Published On: December 23, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

Narrative of debt trap and specter of colonialism have been deliberately raised to downplay the importance of BRI in this region

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Remember the heroes

Published On: November 19, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

Brave heroes of Nepal’s hills have been engaged in fierce battles since First World War but they are often ignored

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The common disquiet

Published On: September 9, 2018 02:00 AM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

If political parties fail to address the common disquiet of people, an unanticipated threat might evolve anytime

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Looking south

Published On: August 7, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Suresh Sharma

Nepal should now explore “look north” policy alternatives for trade, technology, connectivity and financial integration

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