Diagnosing Foreign Policy

of Nepal
( Majo. Con. Nepal-Tibet-China-India relation )

Krishna H. Pushkar
(Joint Secretary of Nepal Government)
Fulbright Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow, Michigan State University
( Note: This demand based connotative presentation is specially prepared for a graduate
level students at US)

Introduction/Background of Nepals
Foreign Policy
Geopolitical and diplomatic
introduction
Diplomatic history
Guiding principle (theoretical and
domestic guiding, Generation:
traditional:

Abiding faith in the United Nations and policy of nonalignment with

mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty; non-interference in each other's
internal affairs, respect for mutual equality, non-aggression and the peaceful settlement of disputes,

modern and
contemporary:
Diplomatic mechanism ( formal.
Informal
and
contingency,
influencing factors and international
cooperation for mutual benefit- )

Diplomacy Beyond
Diplomacy
Dealing and balancing Indias and Chinas interest for
prosperous Nepal

India (1947):
Nepal-India 1950 treaty works within and beyond
diplomacy
Political affairs and collaboration
Citizen relationship and bindings
People to people relation, boarder control,
citizens movement, migration and immigration,
security etc.
Others

China (1955)
Sociocultural, political affairs and diplomatic
collaboration
Development and economic partnership
Tibetan Issues and dilemmas (Nepal has not signed 1951
Refugee Convention yet,1959, 1960, and 1961 following the1959 Tibetan
uprisingand exile of theDalai Lama, over 20,000Tibetansmigrated to Nepal, 12
refugee camps, arrived before 1989 were issued refugee ID cards rest are not due to
some technical and legal reasons, Tibetan movements and down fall going on,
number of refugee is significantly changed)

Others

Status, Influences and Role of the US

Diplomacy in Nepal
( 1948)
Sociopolitical,
Governance etc.
Funding

US
Diploma
cy and
Influenc
es

Development
Funding,
Technical
Assistance,
Economic
Partnership, and
Collaborations
Global
Partnership for
Local Issus and
Local Partner for
Global issues

Tourism

Export/Import

Intl Labor
Migration/
Remittan
ces

Natural/Cultural/Religious/Research

GULF and Middle East

Contemporary Issues and Areas of Economic

Diplomacy

Trade

Nepal: Problems, Challenges and Opportunities

of Foreign Policy
Problems/
Challenges

Opportunities

Way forward

1. Constitutional writing
1. Redesigning need and
1. Undefined and
dysfunctional foreign policy
and state restructuring
opportunities based
diplomatic
institution
and Institutional issue
2. Competitive advantage
foreign
policy
and comparative
2.Power balance
advantage
2. Institutionalize virtual
3. Financial and technical
diplomacy
for productive
funding
3. Historical and existing
diplomacy
image
4. Traditionalism and
3.. Specialization in areas
generalizism 4. Diplomatic specialization
of intervention and
and collaboration
5.Political Dilemma and
involvement
mistrust
5. Restructuring of
4..Localization of global
6. Peace building and diplomatic institutions and
opportunities
system
constitution writing
5.Minimize diplomatic
6.Cenetr for diplomatic
7. Contemporary issues
ambiguity
on bilateral and
harmony
regional relation
7. Economic connectivity
and expansion 6.Sustainability and quality
maintainace
8.Others
7.Other

Conclusion
Nepals Foreign Policy is successful in
some extent in maintaining
sustainable relationship with all
international communities of the world.
Although, it needs to be more
progressive to meet the contemporary
standard of the diplomatic world. Some
changes and reforms are going on but
result is yet to come.

Thank You