How Nepal’s current crisis sparks a new vision for multilateral engagements
Has Nepal actively supported multilateralism in recent years? Is it now seeking global support for an unprecedented natural crisis through its most favoured and established diplomatic platform—multilateralism? Or are natural disasters themselves transforming Nepal’s diplomatic practices? Indeed, we need a more detailed and objective discussion of these self-critical questions before assessing the fragility of contemporary multilateralism and developing our diplomatic strategies. It is fair to say that Nepal could not have fully escaped—more precisely, has not given sufficient attention to—the broader critical perception that Nepal often consumes most of its diplomatic energy responding to power games among a limited number of superpowers.
How Nepal’s current crisis sparks a new vision for multilateral engagements
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Has Nepal actively supported multilateralism in recent years? Is it now seeking global support for an unprecedented natural crisis through its most favoured and established diplomatic platform—multilateralism? Or are natural disasters themselves transforming Nepal’s diplomatic practices? Indeed, we need a more detailed and objective discussion of these self-critical questions before assessing the fragility of contemporary multilateralism and developing our diplomatic strategies. It is fair to say that Nepal could not have fully escaped—more precisely, has not given sufficient attention to—the broader critical perception that Nepal often consumes most of its diplomatic energy responding to power games among a limited number of superpowers.
