Shankar Prasad Sharma, outgoing Ambassador of Nepal to India, on the churn in Nepal and what led to the Gen Z uprising, Nepal’s bilateral ties with India, and navigating the politics of water and boundaries. The session was moderated by Shubhajit Roy, Diplomatic Editor, The Indian Express Shubhajit Roy: In September last year, Nepal experienced violent, nationwide protests known as the Gen Z uprising. What were the political, social and economic reasons that led to it? In many developing and the LDC (Least Developed Countries) countries, the unemployment rate is very high. Nepal is no exception, the youth unemployment rate is above 20 per cent. The growth rate in Nepal is around four to five per cent per annum. We have not been able to exceed this for decades. There has been a low growth rate and lack of job opportunities, especially in the formal sector. And now people are more educated, they have gone out, seen the world and seen the development there. That’s the second reason.…