The agreements, signed during ADB President Masato Kanda’s first official visit to Nepal, will finance urban water infrastructure and support customs modernisation.

Shah, who had been avoiding one-on-one meetings with foreign officials, has a meeting with ADB President Kanda on Tuesday.

The new government has broken with long-standing diplomatic conventions, but Nepal’s foreign policy priorities remain largely intact.

Balendra Shah has millions of social media followers but almost no interest in explaining himself. One hundred days into his premiership, Nepal is still trying to figure out the man running the country.

PM’s Office doubts German firms’ preparedness to roll out biometric passports, but Foreign Ministry believes they can meet the deadline.

Producers say repeated trade disruptions leave them unconvinced the latest decision will ensure smooth exports.

With French supplier exiting and existing stock depleting, the government is paralysed over whether to distribute passports supplied by German firms named in a corruption case.

Nepali Army had sought heavy-lift aircraft better suited to remote operations.

Party envisions Nepal as a “vibrant bridge” between South Asia and the Himalayan region, prioritising development, connectivity and economic partnerships.

The draft legislation places radioactive mineral mining under stricter regulation and tightens rules on exploration, licensing and royalties.

Anti-graft body accuses officials and two German firms of rigging the e-passport contract. Concerns grow over dwindling passport stocks and future supplies.

The country’s steps to improve its standing by addressing technical compliance deficiencies in targeted financial sanctions regime for ‘terrorist financing’ and ‘proliferation financing’ have fallen short.

Officials describe a Monday at Singha Durbar that left a constitutional body cornered, a foreign ambassador fuming, and a long-stalled investigation suddenly moving fast.

Following four high-profile arrests, the anti-graft body has directed the former foreign minister and representatives of the two German firms to appear for questioning.

There has been no joint boundary inspection since 2006, although a protocol requires periodic reviews.