The minimum you must know
The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal signed friendship treaties with India and China a few years before joining the United Nations in 1955, continuing the country's peaceful tradition.
Nepal is a non-coastal country situated between India and China in the Himalayas mountains, and bordering Tibet, which China claims at its own, and that security competitors view as part of China. (Tibet once asserted independence.) Buddhism and Hinduism predominate in the region.
Nepal was never colonized. But there was reportedly an internal civil conflict in the 1990s that ended in the 2000s. Also democracy was suspended there several times by the ruling party. So the country's reputation for peace, freedom and democracy isn't without incident.
Lok Bahadur Thapa
Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Nepal
80th session of United Nations
According to Reuters, street protests led the country's existing president and army chief to appoint former Chief Justice Sushila Karki, known for her stance in favor of government honesty, accountability and transparency, as Nepal's first woman prime minister in an interim capacity in late 2025.
Nepal's location makes Indian - Chinese relations very important to the Nepalese people. India and China closely cooperate on the Shanghai corporation, which brought stability to the region. The country may be unhindered and well positioned to improve relations globally.
