This month, Adam Teufel takes us with him to meet Mahesh Kushwaha (2021-2023 IMSISS cohort), while on a boat cruise on the Danube. Their IMSISS journey has taken them both to Regensburg for a Summer University organised by the master’s programme.

Mahesh tells us the funniest preconceptions he has heard about his home country and dives with us into significant challenges to Nepal’s security and society. From statelessness to India’s influence in Nepal, Mahesh Kushwaha explains why and how he would like to contribute to Nepal’s political and security dialogues.