Nepal-China Cooperation In Emergencies
Summary
Nepal should deepen selective defence cooperation with China in disaster response, peacekeeping, mountain operations and medical readiness while safeguarding strategic autonomy and national sovereignty. The article argues that all collaboration must remain Nepali-led, non-exclusive and within constitutional and policy limits.
Key Points
- Nepal–China cooperation should be issue-based and selective, not an exclusive military alignment or alliance.
- Disaster response, mountain rescue, peacekeeping and medical readiness are presented as the most valuable areas for cooperation.
- The article calls for defensive cybersecurity, data sovereignty and uniform technical vetting of foreign defence technologies.
- Nepal should diversify military partnerships to avoid dependence on any single supplier and preserve strategic autonomy.
