Nihar R. Nayak

Dr. Nihar R. Nayak is Research Fellow with MP-IDSA, New Delhi. His areas of expertise are: political transition in the eastern Himalayan region, non-traditional security, soft power diplomacy, left wing extremism, and cooperative security in South Asia. Dr. Nayak has a Ph.D in International Politics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He was Visiting Fellow to the Peace Research Institute Oslo in June 2006 and July 2007. He did a special course on Peace Research at the International Summer School of Oslo University in 2007. He has been Visiting Faculty at the Centre for the Study of Nepal, Faculty of Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University since 2011. He was Guest Faculty at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie from 2006 to 2011. He has both national and international publications to his credit including the book Strategic Himalayas: Republican Nepal and External Powers.

Dr. Nayak’s current research project is “Impact of Climate Change in the Himalayan Region: Security Implications for India”.

Research Fellow

Email: nayak[dot]nihar[at]gmail[dot]com
Phone:+91 11 2671 7983

Publication

Democracy Versus People’s War in Nepal

Despite the King's proclamation and the subsequent end to the 19-day anti-Monarchy protests by the seven party alliance (SPA) on April 25, 2006, Nepal is still not sure of peace and stability. The difference between the SPA and the Maoists on the new constitution seems to be the biggest challenge before the Koirala Government. Although the Maoists have declared a three-month ceasefire, they have refused to surrender their weapons before or during the elections to a Constituent Assembly.

Nihar R. Nayak |
May 03, 2006 |
IDSA Comments

Maoism in India: Reincarnation of Ultra-Left Wing Extremism in the Twenty-First Century by Bidyut Chakrabarty and Rajat Kumar Kujur

Routledge, Oxon, 2010, pp. 244, £80

The Madhesi Movement in Nepal: Implications for India

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