Nepal Seeks to Overcome Its Past to Seize Its Future

After a decade of civil war, Nepal is finally starting to move forward as a regional player in South Asia. But first, the country will need to redress deep ideological, ethnic, and caste-based social cleavages which have long-divided its society.

I therefore was grateful for the opportunity to sit down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Ambassador Shankar Sharma to discuss the opportunities and challenges which face Nepal in 2012. It was an expansive conversation – covering a range of topics including economic development and trade, crime, human rights, South Asian security, climate change, U.S.-Nepal relations, and foreign assistance. I hope that you will enjoy it.

Al Jazeera English - “Nepal re-emerging on the international scene”