{"id":434704,"date":"2026-08-25T18:04:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=434704"},"modified":"2026-08-25T19:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:01:49","slug":"minister-khanal-calls-for-shifting-nepal-us-relations-toward-investment-technology-and-green-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2026\/08\/25\/434704.html","title":{"rendered":"Minister Khanal calls for shifting Nepal\u2013US relations toward investment, technology, and green energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/1000041367-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/1000041367-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/1000041367-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/1000041367-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/1000041367-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/1000041367-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<strong>KATHMANDU, Aug 25<\/strong> \u2014 Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has advocated for transforming Nepal\u2013United States relations beyond traditional development assistance, urging a strategic pivot toward foreign direct investment, trade, digital technology, and green energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bAddressing a seminar organized by theCentre for Social Innovation and Foreign Policy (CESIF) to mark the 250th anniversary of US Independence, Minister Khanal highlighted that as Nepal prepares to graduate from Least Developed Country status, bilateral ties must transition from aid dependency to a dynamic economic partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bForeign Minister Khanal outlined three primary strategic focus areas for future economic cooperation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bConnecting Nepal\u2019s skilled youth and IT talent with American venture capital and innovation ecosystems to advance digital transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bExpanding joint initiatives in sustainable hydropower, cross-border power transmission, and the protection of Himalayan ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bMobilizing the knowledge, skills, and capital of the Nepali diaspora in the US to drive technology transfer and commercial ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bNoting that both nations will mark 80 years of diplomatic relations next year, Foreign Minister Khanal recalled milestones in US support, including early malaria control programs, the Peace Corps, Fulbright exchanges, post-earthquake reconstruction, and high-impact infrastructure investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bReflecting on democratic governance, Foreign Minister Khanal observed that both American constitutionalism and historic Nepali statecraft emphasize institutional discipline, public service, and moral restraint. He stressed that sustaining public faith in democracy requires converting political freedoms into economic dignity and equal opportunity for all citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bKATHMANDU, Aug 25 \u2014 Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has advocated for transforming Nepal\u2013United States relations beyond traditional development assistance, urging a strategic pivot toward foreign direct investment, trade, digital technology, and green energy. \u200bAddressing a seminar organized by theCentre for Social Innovation and Foreign Policy (CESIF) to mark the 250th anniversary of US Independence, Minister &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":434705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,8,3,6,4,5,2],"tags":[],"reporter":[],"class_list":["post-434704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administration","category-en-cover","category-english","category-en-featured","category-en-news","category-top-stories","category-top-stories-main"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434704"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":434713,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434704\/revisions\/434713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/434705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434704"},{"taxonomy":"reporter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reporter?post=434704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}