Nepal’s new
government entered office promising sweeping reforms, including significant
changes to Nepal’s foreign policy. After completing its first 100 days in
power, however, analysts say the government of Prime Minister Balendra Shah has
brought more change to diplomatic style and procedure than to the substance of
foreign policy.
Shah has
broken with long-standing diplomatic practice by avoiding one-on-one meetings
with ambassadors stationed in Kathmandu and several visiting forei...