Recently at the request of his American counterpart Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali visited Washington to discuss the US government’s “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) strategy. A press release about the meeting from the State Department stated that Pompeo had asked Nepal to play a “central role” in the Indo-Pacific region, […]
Author Archives: Sumesh Shiwakoty
Sumesh Shiwakoty is a commentator on Nepalese affairs. His work has appeared in The Diplomat, The Himalayan Times and The Kathmandu Post. A recent graduate of Pitzer College in California, he is also a board member and South Asia director of United by Love, a multinational non-profit founded in the US.