Balen government’s foreign policy overtures

By signalling continuity in some imperatives but rejecting business as usual, the PM has set a new tone.

Since the 1950s, Nepal has endured a cycle of political triumphs and traumas. In this chronicle of political change, the Gen Z ‘Blitzkrieg’ of September 2025 is unprecedented. It not only overwhelmed the Nepali state almost overnight, but the electoral ‘Tsunami’ of March 2026 has swept away parties and leaders active since the democratic awakening of the 1940s.