| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立中興大學 === 國際政治研究所 === 101 === Abstract
Nepal, located in between China and India, is bounded on the north by Tibet, China and bounded on the west, east and south by India. In contrast to China and India, Nepal is a small country of significance. However, its distinctive geographical location has determined its strategic value to China and India.
In 1950, Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship and Nepal-India Treaty on Commerce and Trade signed by India and Nepal officially included Nepal in the safe framework of India to control the independent diplomatic and economic system of Nepal. Therefore, Nepal advocated non-alignment foreign policy and actively developed Nepal-China relation to resist the unequal diplomatic relation between it and India.
The thesis aims at discussions about how Nepal, located between China and India, developed foreign policies toward power. On the one hand, Nepal may adopt a “bandwagoning” strategy toward either China or India based on its national interests. On the other hand, it may choose a“balancing” strategy toward India, because the latter long-perceived Nepal as its sphere of influence. By doing so, Nepal could shrug off India’s influence, strive for sovereign independence, and maximize national interests.
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