खगेन्दप्रसाद र रुद्रकली कहिले जालान कतार ? : Kantipur Explained

Last week, the two elephants that Nepal is going to give to Qatar as a gift were more discussed than the visit of Saudi King to Nepal. It is a global practice to give gifts of wild animals to expand diplomatic relations with different countries. How new is the use of wild animals in diplomacy for Nepal? Has Nepal benefited from such diplomacy? How are other countries of the world using wild animals in the expansion of diplomatic relations?