Bhattarai Nepal's Power Elites

Rajahs, Ranas and Republic
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-62458-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 571 Seiten

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

To the ambitious Shah like Prithvi Narayan, foreign was the abode of non-believers. Foreign was the Nepali term for Tibet. Foreign was - the British colonizers. To the Rana ruler like Jung Bahadur, foreign was a little broader:  crossing the sea, reaching Europe, meeting Queen Victoria, consuming foods prohibited by the then Nepali State, stucco palaces, English language, ballroom, and many more. Even those Shah susceptible to the prowess of both-- the regent queens and Rana rulers-- were thrilled by the domain of foreign, either by seeing the British Residents in Durbar, or by gazing at the menus of the European departmental stores. Following the Indian independence, however, King Tribhuvan had the pleasure and privilege of swotting up more about the realm of foreign, be it during the ball dance with Erica or in Boris’s Club 300 or during his stay in Hyderabad House. His son, Mahendra, dared and darted Nepal’s foreign across the post-war international system through his visits and interlocutors. At the height of the Cold War, to Eton-educated Birendra, the sphere of foreign had to be dealt with the know-how of negotiation and conciliation. As the experiences, exposure, and escapade of ruling groups steadily descended and spread to the larger public domain, the leaders and ministers from the political parties brazenly branded elites’ ploys, in dealing with the external world, as foreign policy, and the elites’ interests as the national interests.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bhattarai, Gaurav

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Nepals Foreign Policy Elites.- Chapter 2. Elitism in Foreign Policy.- Chapter 3. Political Socialization of Power Elites in India.- Chapter 4. Access of China to Nepali Power Elites.- Chapter 5. Nepotism in Ambassadorial Selection.- Chapter 6. All Roads Lead to Uncle Sam.- Chapter 7. Luring China to Balance India.- Chapter 8. Repelling China to Balance the U.S.- Chapter 9. Lobbyists and Interest Groups.- Chapter 10. New Power Elites.

Über Autor(innen)

Gaurav Bhattarai is an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy at Tribhuvan University, Nepal.  He teaches border security at the Command and Staff College of the Armed Police Force (APF)-Nepal and is also a guest faculty at the Army War College, Nepali Army War College, and Nepali Army Command and Staff College.