Saru Joshi, proposed as Nepal’s ambassador to Germany, presented her action plan to the Parliamentary Hearing Committee on Tuesday, pledging to prioritise economic and labour diplomacy, strengthen Nepal-Germany relations and address challenges in managing Nepali workers. Her plan also includes reducing the bilateral trade deficit, promoting Nepal’s information technology sector across Europe and attracting high-spending German tourists to Nepal.
Economic diplomacy and trade
Joshi identified economic diplomacy as a central priority for her proposed tenure. She said she would work to deepen relations between Nepal and Germany while focusing on economic engagement between the two countries. The plan places reducing the bilateral trade deficit among its key objectives, linking the proposed diplomatic effort to Nepal’s trade relationship with Germany.
The action plan also looks beyond the bilateral relationship to opportunities across Europe. Joshi proposed promoting Nepal’s IT sector throughout the continent, positioning the country’s technology industry as an area for wider international outreach. The account of her presentation did not specify particular programmes, targets or timelines for that promotion, but identified the sector as part of her intended economic diplomacy.
Her proposals therefore bring together a bilateral goal - improving Nepal-Germany ties and addressing the trade imbalance - and a broader European focus on Nepal’s IT sector. Both were presented as priorities for her work if appointed to the ambassadorial post.
Labour diplomacy and workers’ challenges
Labour diplomacy was another major element of Joshi’s presentation. She said she would give attention to challenges involved in managing Nepali workers, placing workers’ issues alongside trade and economic engagement in her proposed agenda.
The plan, as presented to the committee, did not set out individual measures for addressing those challenges. It did, however, identify the management of Nepali workers as an issue requiring diplomatic attention. By including labour diplomacy among her stated priorities, Joshi signalled that her proposed role would extend beyond promoting commercial links to engagement on issues affecting Nepali workers.
Economic and labour diplomacy were presented as the main strands of the action plan. Together, they outline an agenda that combines efforts to expand economic ties with attention to the challenges surrounding Nepali workers. The committee heard those priorities as it considered Joshi’s proposed appointment.
Tourism and wider Nepal-Germany ties
Joshi’s plan also includes efforts to attract high-spending tourists from Germany to Nepal. The proposal places tourism alongside trade and technology as an area for strengthening economic engagement between the two countries. Her stated aim is to encourage visitors who spend more, although the account of the presentation did not describe specific tourism campaigns or promotion methods.
The tourism proposal complements her wider commitment to deepen Nepal-Germany relations. Her action plan brings together several areas of engagement: reducing the bilateral trade deficit, promoting Nepal’s IT sector across Europe, addressing challenges in managing Nepali workers and attracting high-spending German tourists.
Joshi presented the plan at a meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee on Tuesday as the proposed ambassador to Germany. Her stated priorities provide an outline of the economic, labour and tourism issues she intends to pursue in the role. The presentation centred on those commitments; no further details about implementation or the committee’s decision were included in the account.
