Conference Presentations, Talks, Panels
The Nepali Military and Environmental Security: Discursive and Institutional Response to Climate Threats
Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 2026
Climate, Militarizing Environmental Security? Ethical Dilemmas and Environmental Justice in Nepal
Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 2026
Creating and Contesting Global Earthquake Safety Norms: The Diffusion and Adaptation of ‘Drop, Cover, and Hold On
Presented at the Special Programming: Shaping the Future of International Organization Research – Mentoring the Next Generation of IO Scholars, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 2026
Strategic Narrative on China and India in Nepali Broadsheet Dailies: Implications for Bilateral Developmental Cooperation
Presented at a workshop organized by the International Communication Association (ICA), Lokniti, and CSDS, 2025
Reimagining Nepal’s Public Diplomacy: Insights from Stato-Dynamic Progressivism
Presented at Kathmandu University, 2024
Panelist: “Relevance of Stato-Dynamic Progressivism in Nepal"
Panel discussion at Kathmandu University, 2024
Enhancing Disaster Preparedness through Effective Communication Strategies: A Case of Nepal
Presented at Kathmandu University, 2024
Private Military and Security Companies in Global Security Assemblages: A Case Study of Gorkhali
Presented at the Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepal and the Himalaya, 2024
Earthquake Protective Action ‘Drop’, ‘Cover’ and ‘Hold On’ (DCH): A Case Study of Global Policy Diffusion and Translation in Nepal
Presented at Martin Chautari
Bagh Chal: A Game of Strategic Thinking?
Presented at South Asian University
Disaster Cooperation for Robust Cross-Border Relations in the Era of Anthropocene
Presented at the South Asian Border Studies Conference, 2023
Non-Western Diplomatic Practices: Lessons from Nepal
Presented at the International Studies Convention, Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement(NIIICE), 2021
Policy & Research Engagements
- Expert Group Member, Climate and Security Action through Civil-Military Cooperation in Climate-Related Emergencies (Project CASA) (2025–Present) : https://www.project-casa.org/expert-group/tek-raj-koirala
- Ecological Security Fellow, Council on Strategic Risks (2024): https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/01/31/announcing-the-2024-cohort-of-ecological-security-fellows/
- Volunteer (Support for Working Groups), Ostrom Water Governance Workshop (2024–Present): https://ostromworkshop.indiana.edu/funding-proposals/working-groups/index.html
- Rapporteur, Annual Dialogue on Koshi Disaster Risk Reduction Knowledge Hub, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) (2022)
- Net-Zero Fellow, School of Policy & Governance (2023)
- Research Scholar, Knowledge2Action SDG Academy, Swiss CLOC (2022)
- Research Intern, Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIIICE) (2021)