Nepal’s new PM Balendra Shah plans to skip foreign trips for a year

Published on 2 May 2026

A tradition breaker who stays home first

Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister Balendra Shah is signaling a major break from precedent: he plans to avoid immediate foreign travel and instead concentrate on domestic priorities. Rather than rushing abroad as some previous leaders did soon after taking office, Shah says his focus will be on meeting public needs and accelerating development inside Nepal.

Balendra Shah will avoid foreign trips in his first year
His focus shifts to domestic needs and development
He breaks with the travel-heavy approach of prior PMs

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Nepal’s new PM Balendra Shah plans to skip foreign trips for a year

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