Nepal should be a ‘strategic broker’, not a buffer, says Amitabh Mattoo

The JNU professor says diplomacy, stronger institutions and regional engagement can help Nepal play a greater role as Asia’s power balance shifts.

Nepal should move beyond its traditional role as a buffer or bridge between major powers and position itself as a strategic broker through diplomacy, institutional cooperation and regional engagement, Professor Amitabh Mattoo of Jawaharlal Nehru University has said.