Nishchal Nath Pandey is a well-known analyst on international affairs, regional cooperation and internal security of Nepal. Cuttrently, Officiating Executive Director of the Kathmandu based Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA), Pandey was advisor to the National Planning Commission of Nepal and task force member to draft the ninth five-year plan on the tourism and civil aviation sectors. M.A.B.L. from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, he writes frequently in national and international newsmagazines and has edited the book, Trade Facilitation: Nepal's Priorities and presented research papers in seminars and workshops abroad.