Nepal’s Parliamentary Hearing Committee approved proposed ambassadors for 10 countries at a meeting in Kathmandu on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, endorsing the nominees unanimously after questioning them. The committee approved Dr. Nischal Nath Pandey for India, Dr. Kalyan Raj Sharma for China, Chiran Jung Thapa for the United States, Gaurub Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana for the United Kingdom, Saru Joshi for Germany, Suresh Kumar Karna for Israel and Padmakshi Rana for Oman. It also approved nominees for South Korea, Spain and Sri Lanka, while rejecting a proposed ambassador identified as Sunar.
Ten nominations approved
The committee’s decision covers proposed diplomatic representatives to 10 countries. The seven nominees named in the meeting account include candidates for several of Nepal’s major diplomatic postings: Pandey for India, Sharma for China, Thapa for the United States and Rana for the United Kingdom. Joshi was approved for Germany, Karna for Israel and Padmakshi Rana for Oman.
The committee also endorsed proposed ambassadors for South Korea, Spain and Sri Lanka. Their names were not included in the details available about the decision. Together, the approvals account for all 10 countries covered by the committee’s decision.
The nominations were approved unanimously after committee members questioned the proposed envoys. The account of the meeting does not provide details of the questions put to individual nominees or describe the subjects discussed during the hearings.
Sunar’s nomination rejected
Alongside the 10 approvals, the committee rejected the proposed appointment of Sunar. The information about the decision does not state why the committee turned down the nomination, nor does it provide further identifying details about Sunar. No reason for the rejection was included in the account of the meeting.
The outcomes therefore differed among the proposed appointments considered by the committee: nominees for 10 countries received unanimous approval following questioning, while Sunar’s proposal was rejected. The committee’s decision addressed the nominations presented at its October 14 meeting in Kathmandu.
Committee decision and next steps
The meeting brought the proposed appointments to India, China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Israel, Oman, South Korea, Spain and Sri Lanka before the Parliamentary Hearing Committee. Its approval applies to the nominees it endorsed; the reported decision does not provide details about any further steps or the timing of appointments.
The committee’s review included questioning the nominees before reaching its unanimous decision on the 10 approved proposals. The account does not specify whether the committee issued separate explanations for each endorsement. It also does not report any additional decision concerning the rejected nomination beyond the rejection itself.
With seven approved nominees identified by name and three additional approvals covering South Korea, Spain and Sri Lanka, the meeting resulted in a broad set of endorsements for Nepal’s proposed ambassadorial postings. Sunar’s rejection was the sole adverse outcome reported from the committee’s consideration of the nominations.
