Nepal is between the two big Asian countries India and China and occupies a very strategic location where almost all the big countries have special interest due to the existence of Tibetan Region of China in the north of Nepal and the gigantic economically viable plains of India in the south. Nepal itself has been struggling for survival in this location throughout history. Nepal’s rich natural resources are of particular interest to the southern neighbor. Nepal, thus, is a unique example among the small states which has conducted its foreign policy for its survival as well as to satisfy the immediate neighbors and at the same time the bigger countries from outside the region. Thus, the study of Nepal’s foreign policy is of utmost importance to the students of International relations who intend to understand international politics from a small nation’s perspective, especially from that of a country like Nepal.

This course thoroughly explores academic writing, covering key elements such as introduction to academic writing, citation methods, short and long essay writing, academic paper writing, and thesis writing. The emphasis is on developing the skills necessary for effective scholarly communication.

To provide an understanding of the concept of security at the national

and international level to the students;

• To familiarize them with various theories developed in the security

sector.

• To acquaint them with the threats factors in the international system;

and

• To provide them with an understanding of the instruments developed

by the international community in the maintenance of international

and global security.

Due to the development in transport and communication and increasing

effect of globalization, the world has turned into a global village. People

no more are confined within a state boundary and their mobility have

increased more than ever in this century. It has been a general phenomenon

for anyone to move across their state boundary in search of opportunity for

better life. But at the same time, the rules and regulations adopted by the

states pertaining migration have caused restrictions to people’s movements.

The problems of migrant workers and the refugees have become a great

concern in the international relations. Thus, this course intends to provide

adequate knowledge to the students of International Relations about these

problems.