Nepal's Karki Government Inducts Four New Ministers

• Nepal's PM Sushila Karki inducted four new ministers into her cabinet on Friday, December 12.
• The cabinet's strength has now increased to 14 members.
• Shraddha Shrestha, Madhav Chaulagain, Rajendra Singh Bhandari, and Kumar Ingnam were appointed as new ministers.
• New portfolios include Women, Children & Senior Citizens; Forest & Environment; Labour & Social Security; and Land Management, Cooperatives & Poverty Alleviation.
• This marks Prime Minister Karki's fourth cabinet expansion.

Why It Matters: Nepal's cabinet expansion signals shifts in governance and policy.