Everywhere you look, there's an enduring Australian connection in Nepal, and it matters says Tim Watts

In a keynote speech at the South Asia Conference on Thursday, 13 July, the Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs said the impact of people who have studied in Australia and returned to Nepal can be seen and felt in every sector of the country.

Tim Watts, Assistant Foreign Minister of Australia, during a handing over function of a 13th-century temple-strut belonging to the Ratneshwar Temple in Sulima Square, Patan, Nepal, in May 2023. The Art Gallery of New South Wales returned the artefact to Nepal. Credit: Madhab Poudel