| dc.description.abstract | The US was the second country after the United Kingdom with which Nepal
established diplomatic relations and since then US has been providing
development assistance to Nepal in different sectors such as transport,
communication, public health, education, family planning, malaria
eradication, agriculture, forestry, energy, governance, harnessing of natural
resources and n disaster mitigation measures. The interest and concerns of the
US, has grown significantly in Nepal after promulgating the 2015 constitution
that crucially changed the identity of Nepal in the international system which
have been reflected through development projects such as the Millennium
Challenge Corporation (MCC) and Nepal’s involvement in key events such as
the Summit of Democracy. After the ratification of the MCC, physical
infrastructure and regional connectivity might be in focus of US in Nepal.
Similarly, as the current chair nation of SAARC and a member state of BIMSTEC,
the US reckons that Nepal can play a crucial role in the Indo-Pacific region.
Apart from these, one area where the US through its IPS can focus in Nepal is
clean energy. | en_US |
