Nepal Faces Diplomatic Challenge with 17 Ambassadorial Vacancies

Kathmandu. Residential ambassadorial posts for Nepal are vacant in 17 different countries. The terms of Nepali ambassadors to Bangladesh, Bahrain, Egypt, Myanmar, France, and Brazil are also ending by next August.In the political situation that developed after the Janji movement, the interim government held parliamentary elections and the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) led the government with nearly a two-thirds majority. Despite it being nearly two months since the government led by Balendra (Balen) Shah, a senior leader and parliamentary party leader of RSP, was formed, there seems to be no interest in appointing ambassadors.With the formation of a government led...