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Role of Discourse in Shaping Nepal’s Foreign Policy: An Assessment Post-2015

Author(s) Ms. Asmita Verma
Country India
Abstract This paper examines the role of discourse in shaping Nepal’s foreign policy since the promulgation of the 2015 Constitution. Drawing on constructivist insights, it conceptualizes foreign policy discourse as the language, narratives, and rhetorical strategies through which institutional actors, political elites, and the public construct meaning and legitimize policy choices. Using qualitative discourse analysis, the study analyzes three levels of discourse—institutional, political, and public—through two critical case studies: Nepal’s engagement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the U.S.-led Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact. The analysis shows that while official rhetoric consistently emphasizes sovereignty, non-alignment, and development, political and public discourses are more contested and polarized. These competing narratives have contributed to a shift from elite-driven foreign policymaking toward a more participatory and publicly contested process. The paper argues that post-2015 Nepal’s foreign policy reflects a strategy of diversified engagement, discursively framed as sovereign choice rather than alignment, underscoring the growing importance of domestic discourse in shaping external relations.
Keywords Foreign Policy Discourse, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Sovereignty.
Field Sociology > Politics
Published In Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On 2025-12-30
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.64978
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