Indian neighbourhood

• How are village and local councils organised in neighbouring countries, and what does that suggest for comparison with Panchayati Raj?
• Bihar shares a border with Nepal: what questions about cross-border rural life can be studied responsibly, and with which sources?
• Which comparisons are meaningful, and which would mislead because laws, data and histories differ?

These are questions, not findings. See how we study.

• Neighbourhood status
• Area of study: India and the world