Suresh Kumar Karna, Nepal’s proposed ambassador to Israel, presented his work plan to the Parliamentary Hearing Committee on Tuesday, outlining priorities to strengthen relations between the two countries and protect Nepali workers in Israel. His proposals include operating an artificial intelligence system within 100 days and taking initiatives to reduce workers’ costs. The plan places bilateral engagement and the welfare of Nepali workers at the centre of his proposed diplomatic agenda.
Priorities for Nepal-Israel relations
Karna told the committee that he wants to make Nepal’s bilateral relations with Israel more dynamic. The plan identifies closer and more active relations as a key priority for his proposed role. His presentation therefore covers both Nepal’s engagement with Israel as a country and the interests of Nepali citizens working there.
The aim to make relations more dynamic is one of the broadest elements of the plan. It sets out a direction for Karna’s proposed work without, in the information available, detailing specific diplomatic initiatives or agreements. The emphasis is on strengthening the relationship, alongside attention to workers’ welfare - a combination that links Nepal’s engagement with Israel to the concerns of its citizens there.
Karna presented the plan before the Parliamentary Hearing Committee, bringing his stated priorities into the hearing process for his proposed appointment. His appearance gave the committee an account of the work he intends to pursue if appointed. The proposals presented were framed around both the relationship between the two countries and practical measures intended to benefit Nepali workers.
Worker protection and cost reduction
Protecting the interests of Nepali workers in Israel was another central priority Karna outlined. His plan includes initiatives aimed at reducing workers’ costs, making financial burdens a specific part of the welfare agenda he presented. The proposal signals that worker protection, in his stated approach, is not limited to general diplomatic engagement but also includes efforts directed at costs faced by workers.
The available account does not set out the exact costs targeted or explain how the proposed initiatives would reduce them. It does, however, identify cost reduction as a component of Karna’s work plan. Alongside the commitment to protect workers’ interests, this gives the proposal a practical focus on the conditions and expenses affecting Nepali citizens in Israel.
AI system proposed within 100 days
Karna’s plan also includes operating an AI system within 100 days. The proposed timeline gives this element a defined early milestone, distinguishing it from the broader goals of making bilateral relations more dynamic and protecting workers. The account of the presentation does not specify the system’s purpose, the services it would provide, or how it would relate to the initiatives on worker costs.
Taken together, the proposals set out three main areas for Karna’s intended work: strengthening Nepal-Israel relations, safeguarding Nepali workers’ interests and reducing their costs, and operating an AI system within the first 100 days. The plan was presented as he appeared before the Parliamentary Hearing Committee as Nepal’s proposed ambassador to Israel. It outlines the priorities he says he would pursue, while the available details leave the design of the AI system and the cost-reduction measures unspecified.
