In this episode, Dr Nabarun Roy, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at South Asian University hosts SD Muni, Professor Emeritus at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. Prof. Muni was also India’s Special Envoy to Southeast Asian countries on UN Security Council Reforms from 2005-06 and served as India’s Ambassador to Laos PDR between 1997 to 1999. 

In this fascinating engagement, Dr Roy finds out from Prof Muni about what ails India's Neighbourhood First Policy and the recent challenges to it. They also talk about the India-Pakistan bilateral issue in SAARC, the prospects of sub-regionalism, China's recent forays in South Asia, institutional capacity of the MEA to implement the Neighbourhood First Policy and other pertinent themes.

Show Notes
1. Shubhajit Roy, "Our neighbourbhood policy has to be more generous: S Jaishankar", Indian Express.
2. S. D. Muni, and C. Raja Mohan, (2004). “Emerging Asia: India’s Options.” International Studies, vol. 41, no. 3, Aug. 2004, pp. 313–333.
3. S.D Muni, "Narendra Modi’s Foreign Policy: Rebuild South Asian Neighbourhood", Centre for Land Warfare Studies.
4. Amit Bhandari and Chandni Jindal, "Chinese Investments in India’s Neighbourhood", Gateway House.
5. Smruti S. Pattanaik (2016), "Sub-regionalism as New Regionalism in South Asia: India’s Role", Strategic Analysis, 40:3, 210-217.

Attribution:
The Bridge Project (2020), "Revisiting India's Neighbourhood Policy",1(3), 29 March 2020, URL: https://www.buzzsprout.com/921337/3159394

Music Credits:
Inspired by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/