New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- Former Indian diplomat Mahesh Sachdev on Thursday said that calls for the appointment of Nepal's former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the head of the country's interim government are a "positive development" that can help restore normalcy in the neighbouring country.

Speaking to ANI, Sachdev said that Karki is not tainted by corruption, something which has become a problem in Nepal lately.

"This generation alleges that most of the leaders and political institutions, such as parliament, have failed in the task that the constitution assigned them. So by assigning someone who enjoys an impeccable reputation, it is likely to set the country back on the course of normalcy. It does not abrogate the constitution; it is ...