Will Australia ever give Nepal greater importance as it does to India and China? - के अस्ट्रेलियाले नेपाललाई भारत र चीन जस्तो महत्त्व कहिल्यै देला? episode artwork

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Will Australia ever give Nepal greater importance as it does to India and China? - के अस्ट्रेलियाले नेपाललाई भारत र चीन जस्तो महत्त्व कहिल्यै देला?

from SBS Nepali - एसबीएस नेपाली पोडकास्ट

In the Federal Budget for 2026-27, delivered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday, May 12, total Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) for Nepal has further shrunk compared to previous years. The total aid, which stands at $25.4 million (budget estimate) in the current year 2025-26, has been reduced to $23.7 million (budget estimate) for the year 2026-27. What does this consistent decline in ‘Australian Aid’ in the post-COVID years signify? In the third part of our conversation with Felicity Volk, former Australian Ambassador to Nepal, we discuss Australia’s foreign aid policy, the influence the Nepali diaspora can exert on Australian politics, the expertise of the Nepal Army, and the potential roles Nepal could play in the context of Australia’s relations with India and China. Volk spoke to SBS Nepali after her appointment last year to the Board of Directors of the Australian Himalayan Foundation, a charity working in Nepal and the Himalayan region. Disclaimer: We would like to inform you that the opinions expressed in the segment are those of the participants themselves and do not reflect the views or endorsement of SBS. - गत मङ्गलवार, मे १२ मा ट्रेजरर जिम चामर्स आर्थिक वर्ष २०२६-२७ का लागि सार्वजनिक गरेको अस्ट्रेलियाको सङ्घीय बजेटमा, नेपालले पाउँदै आएको अनुदान रकम अगिल्ला वर्षहरूको तुलनामा झनै घटाइएको छ। चालू आर्थिक वर्ष २०२५-२६ मा २५.४ मिलियन डलर रहेको कूल अनुदान रकम, नयाँ आर्थिक वर्षका लागि थप खुम्चिँदै, लगभग २३.७ मिलियन डलरको हाराहारी सीमित हुने बताइएको छ। र, कोभिड-१९ पछिका वर्षहरूमा ‘अस्ट्रेलियन एड’ घट्दै जानुले के सङ्केत गर्छ? नेपालका लागि पूर्व अस्ट्रेलियन राजदूत फेलिसिटी भोल्कसँगको कुराकानीको तेस्रो भागमा, हामी अस्ट्रेलियाको वैदेशिक सहायता नीति, नेपाली डायस्पोराले अस्ट्रेलियन राजनीतिमा पुर्‍याउन सक्ने प्रभाव सँगसँगै नेपाली सेनाको दक्षता अनि भारत र चीनसँगको अस्ट्रेलियन सम्बन्ध सुधारमा नेपालले खेल्न सक्ने सम्भावित भूमिकाहरू बारे चर्चा गर्दैछौँ। नोट: हामी तपाईँलाई जानकारी गराउन चाहन्छौँ कि यस कुराकानीमा व्यक्त गरिएका विचारहरू वक्ता स्वयम्‌का हुन् र यी विचारहरू प्रति एसबीएसको समर्थन वा विरोध छैन।

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Will Australia ever give Nepal greater importance as it does to India and China? - के अस्ट्रेलियाले नेपाललाई भारत र चीन जस्तो महत्त्व कहिल्यै देला?

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