Booktalk: Tika Prasad Dhakal on the 1923 treaty, Nepal’s independence and the craft of diplomacy

The editor of the newly published book ‘State and Craft’ discusses the treaty’s place in Nepal’s diplomatic history and what it can teach Nepal about protecting its national interests.

In 1923, Nepal and Britain signed a treaty that formally reaffirmed Britain’s recognition of Nepal as an independent and sovereign state and marked a new phase in the two countries’ diplomatic relationship. More than a century later, the treaty continues to offer a window into Nepal’s place in a changing world and the ways a small state navigated its relationship with a global power.