Opinion: Non-Alignment in the 21st Century — Nepal Must Define Its Own Path
As great power competition intensifies, Nepal's traditional non-aligned stance requires thoughtful modernization.
Nepal's foreign policy has long rested on the principle of non-alignment, a doctrine forged during the Cold War that served a young republic navigating between competing superpowers. But the geopolitical landscape of 2026 bears little resemblance to 1955.
The question is not whether Nepal should abandon non-alignment, but how to reinterpret it for an era of economic interdependence, climate crisis, and technological rivalry.
Dr. Anisha Sharma
Senior Diplomatic Correspondent
Dr. Sharma covers South Asian diplomacy and multilateral institutions. Former Fulbright scholar at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.
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