Foreign relations of Nepal
Nepal also has strong bilateral relations with major providers of economic and military aid, such as France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, the United States, and particularly the United Kingdom, with whom military ties date back to the nineteenth century.
The country's external relations are managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office.
In its foreign policy, Nepal generally seeks to balance its relations with its large neighbors India and China in order to avoid dependency on either one.
A joint border commission continues to work on resolving the issue of removal of Indian military outpost from Nepal's Kalapani territory.
[7] In 2018, EPG (Eminent Persons Group), a joint committee between Nepal and India finished a report on the disputed territories between these two countries.
In 1986, relations further improved when Bangladesh insisted Nepal should be included on a deal regarding the distribution of water from the Ganges River.
Members of Parliament were among those who were critical of the way that Canada treated its security contractors at the embassy, leading to meetings in Ottawa between Nepalese and Canadian diplomats, including ambassador Nadir Patel.
[19] The two countries share 1414 kilometers long border in the Himalayan range along the northern side of Nepal.
[20] Bilateral economic cooperation programme commenced in February 1981 when the two countries signed the First Protocol amounting to French Franc 50 million loan which was converted into debt in 1989.
[20] The major areas of French investment are hotels, restaurants, medicine, aluminium windows and doors, vehicle body building sectors.
[20] Alcatelhad became the leading supplier of the Nepal Telecommunication Corporation, with 200,000 lines installed, and fibre optic cables.
[20] Cegelec secured a 24 million dollars contract in respect of the construction of Kali Gandaki hydroelectric project.
[20] The Government of Nepal awarded a contract to Oberthur Technologies of France in 2010, for printing, supply, and delivery of Machine Readable Passports.
Nepal was the first and until recently the only nation in South and Central Asia to establish diplomatic ties with Israel.
Traditionally, Nepal votes in favor of Israel at the UN and abstains from resolution opposed by the Israeli government barring few exceptions.
[21] Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960, had a strongly pro-Israel foreign policy.
In addition to the in-kind and monetary donations and emergency relief workers sent by the government of the Republic of Korea immediately after the latest earthquake in Nepal[41] the Korean government provided grant aid worth 10 million US dollars to assist with Nepal's recovery and reconstruction efforts.
