Kathmandu, May 7 -- When major crises occur abroad, such as the recent conflict in West Asia or the Hamas attacks in Israel in October 2023, the Nepali government's response has often been slow or inadequate.

Hundreds of thousands of Nepali citizens work and live abroad, with a significant number residing in Gulf countries. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, roughly 1.7 to 2 million Nepalis live and work in the Middle East, including the Gulf nations, Israel, and surrounding areas.

The crisis escalated after a joint US-Israel operation against Iran on February 28. At that time, Nepal was in the process of conducting elections to the House of Representatives. In the March 5 elections, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured nearl...