Yadunath Khanal

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Sardar

Yadunath Khanal
यदुनाथ खनाल
BornAugust 1913
Tanahun, Kingdom of Nepal
Died2 October 2004
NationalityNepali
Known forForeign affairs of Nepal

Sardar Yadu Nath Khanal (August 1913 – 2 October 2004) was a pioneer Nepali diplomat, government minister, scholar and author in the modern history of Nepal. [1] [2]

He is often regarded as the great pioneer to formulate the foreign policy of Nepal. Nepal is sandwiched between the two giants China and India. He was the diplomatic consultant to the government on external affairs since the time of Late King Mahendra to Late Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.[ citation needed ]

He was born in Tanahun, Nepal. At an early age he migrated with his family to Kathmandu. Yadunath initially was an instructor at Tri Chandra College, Kathmandu. Later he entered into government service, serving as ambassador to China, India and the United States, [3] and as foreign secretary. [4] [5] He was the father of Udayraj Khanal, who is an eminent professor at Tribhuvan University.

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References

  1. ↑ Acharya, Jaya Raj (2002). Yadunath Khanal (Jiwani ra Bichar)...Life and Thoughts of Yadunath Khanal, a Nepali diplomat (in Nepali) (1st ed.). ISBN   9993322377 . Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Kumar Bhattarai, Madan (4 June 2021). "Treatise on a Genius Par Excellence". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Last of the mandarins". Nepali Times . 8 October 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Thapliyal, Sangeeta (1998). Mutual Security: The Case of India-Nepal. Lancer Publishers. p. 99.
  5. ↑ Washburn, Barbara; Freedman, Lew (2001). The Accidental Adventurer: Memoirs of the First Woman to Climb Mount McKinley. ISBN   9780945397977.
  6. ↑ Khanal, Yadu Nath (1964). Reflections on Nepal-India Relations.
  7. ↑ Khanal, Yadu Nath (1966). Stray Thoughts.
  8. ↑ Khanal, Yadu Nath (1977). Nepal, Transition from Isolationism. Sajha Prakashan.
  9. ↑ Khanal, Yadu Nath (1988). Essays in Nepal's Foreign Affairs. Murari Prasad Upadhyay.
  10. ↑ Khanal, Yadu Nath (1996). Nepal After Democratic Restoration. Ratna Pustak Bhandar.
  11. ↑ Khanal, Yadu Nath. "Nepal in 1997: Political stability eludes." Asian Survey 38.2 (1998): 148-154.
  12. ↑ Khanal, Yadu Nath. "Nepal in 1984: A year of complacence." Asian Survey 25.2 (1985): 180-186.
  13. ↑ Khanal, Yadu Nath. "Nepal in 1972: A Search for a New Base-Camp?." Asian Survey 13.2 (1973): 211-216.
  14. ↑ Khanal, Yadu Nath. "Nepal and Non-Alignment." an article in Dr. Govind Aggrawal ed.," Fundamentals of Nepalese Foreign Policy (1985): 67.
  15. ↑ Khanal, Yadu Nath. Background of Nepal's foreign policy. Department of Publicity & Broadcasting, Ministry of National Guidance, HMG, 1975.
  16. ↑ Khanal, Yadu Nath. Nepal's Non-isolationist Foreign Policy. Satyal Publications, 2000.
  17. ↑ Khanal, Yadu Nath. "Nepal and Non-Alignment." an article in Dr. Govind Aggrawal ed.," Fundamentals of Nepalese Foreign Policy (1985): 67.
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