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- ↑ "UML's Dr. Bimala Rai Paudel to become Foreign Minister". Khabarhub. January 17, 2023.
- ↑ "New foreign minister stresses non-alignment". The Kathmandu Post. January 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Biography". Policy Research Institute.
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