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Dr. Pramod Jaiswal is a distinguished scholar and researcher focusing on geopolitics South Asian countries including their international relations, Indo-Pacific studies, international relations, foreign diplomacy, and regional security issues. The primary focus of his studies and research is the evolving geopolitical environment and the emerging strategic partnerships, diplomacy, regional collaboration, and security issues of South Asia and the Indo-Pacific area. He has a long record of participation in international scholarly communities in Asia, Europe, Australia, and America, as a speaker at different forums including lectures, seminars, policy dialogues, and conferences.

He has published hundreds of scholarly articles, edits, commentaries, and analyses in many reputed international journals, academic compilations, and policy platforms. His publications are deep analyses of different aspects of the foreign relations of Nepal, India-China-Nepal trilateral relations, the BRI, regional diplomacy, geopolitical contestations, strategic relationships, and the balance of regional stability in South Asia.

Dr. Jaiswal has presented research papers and given lectures at the most prestigious international universities, research institutes, and strategic forums in China, Japan, Bangladesh, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Germany, and the USA. His teaching and research experience has positioned him in a privileged place, with deep expertise in international relations, strategic studies, politics of geopolitical transformation, and contemporary politics of South Asia.

Dr. Pramod Jaiswal has further strengthened education, international partnerships, and advanced interdisciplinary learning programs at the European Academy of Advanced Studies (EAAS) as a faculty member.

List of Publications

Books

Pramod Jaiswal and Harinda Vidanage (eds.) (2024), Small States in South Asia: Power Rivalries, Pandemic Politics and Security Aspirations, New Delhi: Adroit Publishers.
Vijayta Mahendru and Pramod Jaiswal (eds.) (2024), Recentring the Global South in Migration Studies, New Delhi: Adroit Publishers.
Pramod Jaiswal and Amit Ranjan (eds.), (2023), Nepal's Foreign Policy in a Changing World, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS Singapore and Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement.
Abhiruchi Ojha and Pramod Jaiswal (eds.) (2022), South Asian Women in International Relations, (Singapore: Palgrave).
Northern Neighbours, Southern Concerns: Political, Strategic and Economic Dimensions of Nepal-China Relations, (New Delhi: GB Books, 2022).
Pramod Jaiswal eds., Geopolitics of South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region, (New Delhi: GB Books, 2022).
Pramod Jaiswal and Dikshya Singh Rathour (eds.) (2022), Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality: Perspectives from South Asia, (New Delhi: GB Books, 2022).
Pramod Jaiswal and Dikshya Singh Rathour (eds.) (2022), Women and Gender Equality in India, (New Delhi: GB Books, 2022).
Pramod Jaiswal and Deepak Prakash Bhatt (eds.) (2021), Rebalancing Asia: Belt and Road Initiative and Indo-Pacific Strategy, (Singapore: Springer).
Jaiswal, P & et. al (2021), Appraising Mainstream Think Tank in South Asia, IFA: Kathmandu.
Pathania, JM and Jaiswal, P. (eds.) (2020), Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Issues in South Asia, CLAWS-NIICE Monograph Series, December 2020, New Delhi: Center for Land and Warfare Studies.
Pramod Jaiswal, Mohan Krishna Shrestha, Mitra Poudel (eds.), Nepal's Foreign Policy and Emerging Global Trends, (New Delhi: GB Books, 2020).
Pramod Jaiswal eds., Emerging Conflict and Regional Security in South Asia, (New Delhi: Adroit Publishers, 2019).
Pramod Jaiswal eds., Nepal and the Great Powers, (New Delhi: Synergy Books, 2018).
Pramod Jaiswal eds., Migration and Human Security in South Asia, (New Delhi: Adroit Publishers, 2018).
Pramod Jaiswal eds., Revisiting Nepal's Foreign Policy in Contemporary Global Power Structure, (New Delhi: GB Books, 2017).
Pramod Jaiswal and G Kochhar eds., India-China-Nepal: Decoding Trilateralism, (New Delhi: GB Books, 2016).
G Kochhar and Pramod Jaiswal eds., Unique Asian Triangle: India-China-Nepal, (New Delhi: GB Books, 2016).
Pramod Jaiswal eds., Understanding Nepal in Contemporary Times, (New Delhi: Synergy Books, 2016).
Pramod Jaiswal and G Kochhar eds., Nepal's Foreign Policy and Her Neighbours, (New Delhi: GB Books and Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, 2016).
Pramod Jaiswal eds., Constitution of Nepal: Evolution, Development and Debates, (New Delhi: GB Books, 2016).
Nepal-China Relations, 1990-2009, (Germany: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH and Co. KG, 2012).

Chapters / Reports / Issue Brief

Sharma, S. & Jaiswal, P (2025), Disaster Management Laws in Nepal, in Sivakumar, S (2025), Disaster Management Laws in Asia: A Retrospect, Bengaluru: Thomson Reuters.
Nepal's Geopolitics amidst India-China Competition, in Amena Mohsin, ASM Ali Ashraf and Niloy Ranjan Biswas (eds.) (2024), The Future of Borders and Geopolitics in South Asia, FES Bangladesh and Springer Nature Singapore.
Changing Contours of Nepal-China Relations in Pramod Jaiswal and Amit Ranjan (eds.), (2023), Nepal's Foreign Policy in a Changing World, South Asian Discussion Paper, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS Singapore and Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement.
Jaiswal, P (2021), "Rebalancing Asia: Belt and Road Initiative and Indo-Pacific Strategy", in Deepak Prakash Bhatt (eds.) (2021), Rebalancing Asia: Belt and Road Initiative and Indo-Pacific Strategy, Singapore: Springer.
Jaiswal, P & et. al (2021), Nepal Risk Review 2022, NIICE and Mitkat.
Jaiswal, P (2021), "Enhancing India-Nepal Relations: De Novo Approach towards Win-Win Paradigm", in Katoch, GS, Tewari, S and Khanijo, R (2021), Strategic Year Book 2021, New Delhi: Vij Books India.
Jaiswal, P. (2020), "Environmental Security and Disaster Management in South Asia", in Pathania, JM and Jaiswal, P. (eds.) (2020), Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Issues in South Asia, CLAWS-NIICE Monograph Series, December 2020, New Delhi: Center for Land and Warfare Studies.
India-China Rivalry in Nepal in C Raja Mohan and Chan Jia Hao (eds.), Navigating India-China Rivalry: Perspectives from South Asia, South Asia Discussion Papers, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, September 2020.
"Nepal-China Relations and the Prospects of Trilateral Cooperation between Nepal-China and India", Asia Report, Institute of Asian Studies, China Foreign Affairs University, Issue 4, 30 May 2019.
"The Development of Sino-Nepalese Relations: Will India become one of the Variables", Annual Report on the Development of South Asia (2017-2018), Sichuan University, China, July 2019.
"Why is India Eying BIMSTEC Now", Diplomatist, Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2019 (ISSN 2349 557X).
"Nepal in Transition", The Book Review, Volume XLI, Number 12, December 2017.
"Nepal", 3 Years of the Modi Government, (New Delhi: Life Science Publishing Press, 2017).
"Survival of the Small States in World Politics: Foreign Policy Strategy" in Pramod Jaiswal eds., Revisiting Nepal's Foreign Policy in Contemporary Global Power Structure (New Delhi: GB Books, 2017).
"Nepal between India and China: Demystifying Big Powers Interplay" in Geeta Kochhar and Pramod Jaiswal eds., India-China-Nepal: Decoding Trilateralism, New Delhi: GB Books, 2016.
"Nepal's Foreign Policy and Strategic Significance", in Pramod Jaiswal and Geeta Kochhar eds., Nepal's Foreign Policy and Her Neighbours, New Delhi: GB Books, 2016.
"IPCS Forecasts: Nepal in 2015", IPCS Special Report, January 2015.
"Caught in the India-China Rivalry: Policy Options for Nepal", IPCS Issue Brief, March 2014.

Articles

"From the Caucasus to the Himalayas", The Annapurna Express, 6 Oct 2024.
"BIMSTEC Vision Forward: Outcomes of the Second Foreign Ministers' Retreat and Strategic Implications for India and Nepal", (Co-authored with Mira Rai), Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, Kolkata, India, Vol 5, Iss 2, August-Sept 2024.
"Geopolitics and Nepal's Future after the Pandemic", Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 23 June 2020.
"BRI and Nepal: A Seed to Prosperity or Prosperous Dream", Nobel Business Review, Vol 1, Issue 1, June 2018.
"Modi's 'historic' Nepal visit was aimed more at his Indian constituency than bilateral ties", Scroll.in, 18 May 2018.
"Modi's Nepal Visit: More Drama than Substance", IPCS Commentary, 17 May 2018.
"Nepal-China-India Trilateralism: A Need for Realism", The Diplomat, Issue 1, April 2018, Pg 28-29.
"Foreign policy imperatives for Nepal", The Annapurna Express, 30 March 2018.
"Balancing India, China will not be easy for new Nepal PM", (Co-authored with Aruna Ghimire), South Asia Monitor, 20 February 2018.
"Islands of controversy and political turmoil", Weekend Express, 9-11 February 2018.
"Sushma Swaraj in Nepal: Reinvigorating Bilateral Relations?", IPCS Commentary, 7 February 2018.
"Nepal's Election: What it means to India", (Co-authored with Priyanka Jha), Rising Kashmir, 26 December 2017.
"Outcome of Nepal election a challenge to India", (Co-authored with Priyanka Jha), South Asia Monitor, 26 December 2017.
"Post-Poll Prospects", Republica, 19 December 2017.
"Nepal Elections: Reading the Results", IPCS Commentary, 11 December 2017.
"Nepal in Transition", The Book Review, Volume XLI, No 12, December 2017.
"India-Nepal Relations: Mixed Fortunes", IPCS Commentary, 16 August 2017.
"Seizing 'The Belt and Road' Opportunity: Challenges for Nepal", IPCS Commentary, 23 June 2017.
"Appeasing Nepal's Madhesi community will be biggest challenge for PM Deuba", WION, 25 May 2017.
"Local Elections in Nepal: Is the Second Phase Possible?", IPCS Commentary, 23 May 2017.
"Forecast 2017: Nepal", IPCS Commentary, 4 April 2017.
"Nepal: Local Body Elections amidst Uncertainty", IPCS Commentary, 16 March 2017.
"Fragile States Index 2016: FSI and Nepal", IPCS Commentary, 21 October 2016.
"A New Venue and a New SAARC Agenda", Weekend Express, 7 October 2016.
"Contextualising KP Oli's India and China Visits", IPCS Commentary, 31 May 2016.
"Renewal and revival: Blossoming strategic ties between India and Iran", (Co-authored with Aditi Paul), South Asia Monitor, 28 May 2016.
"Modi Decides to 'Think West'", (Co-authored with Aditi Paul), The Friday Times, 27 May 2016.
"China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Should India worry?", (Co-authored with Aditi Paul), South Asia Monitor, 26 May 2016.
"India-Iran Ties: Significance of Chabahar Port", (Co-authored with Aditi Paul), Rising Kashmir, 24 May 2016.
"US-India Defence Ties: How Far can they go", (Co-authored with Kimberley Anne Nazareth), South Asia Monitor, 8 May 2016.
"Nuclear Security Summit: India links Nuclear Safety to Controlling Terrorism", (Co-authored with Kimberley Anne Nazareth), South Asia Monitor, 18 April 2016.
"India-Saudi Arabia bilateral ties: Time to harness their potential", (Co-authored with Aditi Paul), South Asia Monitor, 1 April 2016.
"Significance of Prime Minister KP Oli's New Delhi Visit", IPCS Commentary, 19 February 2016.
"Forecast 2016: Nepal", IPCS Commentary, 25 January 2016.
"Nepal's Constitutional Questions and Madhesi Aspirations", IPCS Commentary, 7 January 2016.
"Annual Review of India-Nepal Relations", South Asia Monitor, 7 January 2016.
"Madhesi Demands in Nepal: Is there an End in Sight?", IPCS Commentary, 22 December 2015.
"Nepal Crisis: Stroking Anti-India Sentiments will Serve No Purpose", South Asia Monitor, 6 Dec 2015.
"Contextualizing Madhesi Frustration in the Wake of Nepal's New Constitution", IDSA Comment, 28 September 2015.
"Nepal's New Constitution: Instrument towards Peace or Catalyst to Conflict?", IPCS Commentary, 19 September 2015.
"Nepal's constitution: Will its political parties deliver?", South Asia Monitor, 12 July 2015.
"Nepal: Uncertainty Continues", Centre for Investigative Journalism, 23 April 2015.
"The Chronic Uncertainty of Nepal", IPCS Commentary, 14 January 2015.
"India's Bilateral Relations with Nepal in 2014", South Asia Monitor, 9 Jan 2015.
"Constitution Making: Will Nepal Miss its Second Deadline", IPCS Commentary, 15 December 2014.
"The Future of SAARC is Now", IPCS Commentary, 4 November 2014.
"China in Nepal: Increasing Connectivity via Railways", IPCS Commentary, 6 October 2014.
"India-Nepal Hydroelectricity Deal: Making it Count", IPCS Commentary, 10 September 2014.
"Federalism and Nepal: Internal Differences", IPCS Commentary, 14 July 2014.
"Modi and Nepal-India Relations", IPCS Commentary, 2 June 2014.
"Nepal: Challenges to Constitution Making", IPCS Commentary, 5 May 2014.
"Nepal's Restful Prime Minister", IPCS Commentary, 7 April 2014.
"Chinese Inroads to Nepal", IPCS Commentary, 3 March 2014.
"Nepal Constituent Assembly-II: Rift Emerging", IPCS Commentary, 3 February 2014.
"Nepal: The Crisis over Proportional Representation and the RPP Divide", IPCS Commentary, 6 January 2014.
"Nepal Elections 2013: The Fall of the Maoists", IPCS Commentary, 26 November 2013.
"Nepal Elections 2013: Forecasting the Power Composition", IPCS Commentary, 19 November 2013.
"Nepal: Failure of the Failed State Index", IPCS Review, 12 August 2013.
"India-China Power Game in Nepal and the Consequences", IDSA Comment, 16 September 2010.
"Rising Dragon in South Asia", The Rising Nepal, 7 August 2009.
"Troubled Terai Region: Challenges to Nepal Maoists", India News and Feature Alliance, 18 February 2009.

Articles in Nepali

"यस्तो सम्झौता होस् जसले यो भ्रमणबाट चिनियाँ लगानीको ओइरो लागोस्" (Such an Agreement Should Be Made That Encourages Global Investment Through This Visit), Prasashan, 12 October 2019.
"ओबीओआरमा अवसर र चुनौती" (Opportunities and Challenges in Ocean Diplomacy), (Co-authored with Sumitra Karki), Annapurna Post, 22 December 2017.
"माल्दिभ्स विवाद: राजनीतिक संक्रमणमा घेरिएको टापु" (Maldives Crisis: A New Twist in Political Transition), Kathmandupati, 15 February 2018.
"सुष्मा स्वराजको नेपाल भ्रमण: दुई पक्षीय सम्बन्धमा सुधारको अपेक्षा" (Sushma Swaraj's Nepal Visit: Hope for Improvement in Bilateral Relations), Kathmandupati, 11 February 2018.

Articles in Hindi

"नेपाल में अलग मधेस राष्ट्र की मांग को हवा" (There Is a Need to End the Tax Burden on Nepal), Outlook Hindi, 17 February 2016.
"दूसरी पार्टी में कितने गंभीर प्रचंड" (How Many Serious Frauds Have the Parties Committed?), Outlook Hindi, 29 August 2016.