Dr. Nihar R. Nayak
Associate Professor

International Relations, South Asia, Nepal

nayak.nihar@gmail.com

Work Experience

  • 2016-2026: Research Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi.
  • 2006-2016: Associate Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi.

Publications

  • Nepal: The Making of an Inclusive Constitution-Demands, Debates, Dissents, Pentagon Press, New Delhi, 2025. (ISBN 9788198285737) (Authored)
  • Strategic Himalayas: Republican Nepal and External Powers, IDSA and Pentagon Press, New Delhi, August 2014. (ISBN 9788182747616) (Authored)
  • Cooperative Security Framework for South Asia”, IDSA, Pentagon Security International, New Delhi, November 2013. (ISBN 9788182747050) (edited)
  • Political Changes in Nepal and Bhutan: Emerging Trends in Foreign Policy in Post 2008 Period, MP-IDSA and Knowledge World publishers, 2021. (Monograph). Read More

Awards/ Fellowships/ Projects

  • Received MP- IDSA President’s Excellence Award for Young Scholars 2016.
  • Projects Undertaken
    • Nepal, India and GST: Implications on Bilateral and Transit Trade, funded by BPKF, Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi, 2019.
    • Assessing the Impact of Border Infrastructure on Bilateral Trade and the Prevalence of Illegal Trade through the India-Nepal Open Borders, funded by BPKF, Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi, 2026. Read More

Conferences and Seminars

  • Invited to speak at the Prishtina Dialogue Forum on Connecting Regions: Kosovo’s Democratic Journey and the South Asian Perspective, held in Prishtina, Kosovo, in November 2024.
  • Paper titled “Rohingya Refugees in India: Challenges and Resolutions” was presented at the international conference on Refugees and IDPs in South Asia, held in Kathmandu, May 2015.
  • Paper presented on “Trans-Himalayan Cooperation: An Indian Perspective” at a regional seminar on Trans-Himalayan Cooperation Beyond Trilateral Discourses, Kathmandu, November 2016.
  • Invited to speak at the National Seminar on River Water Sharing and Agreements in South Asia, a case study of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, organized by ICWA in New Delhi, August 2025. Read More


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