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Nepal's new cabinet members, including Shisir Khanal and Sobita Gautam, have been appointed under Prime Minister Balendra Shah. Khanal, the new Foreign Minister, aims to reimagine Nepal's place in a multilateral world and implement 'development diplomacy' to steer the country away from traditional aid towards economic partnerships.
Shisir Khanal is Nepal's new Foreign Minister. He founded Teach for Nepal in 2012 to improve education in public schools. Khanal has a background in international political economy and diplomacy. He was appointed Foreign Minister in 2026 under Prime Minister Balendra Shah. Sobita Gautam is the new Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. She is a trained lawyer specializing in constitutional and administrative law. Gautam won the election in Chitwan-3 with 59,277 votes. Khanal's experience in public education reform will help him select priorities for foreign partnerships. As Nepal's top diplomat, Khanal has sent relief flights to bring back Nepalis from West Asia.
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