Kathmandu, Sept. 9 -- Amid unrest in Nepal following anti-government protests and resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Former Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri has said that the need of the hour is political sagacity on the part of Nepali leadership and they need to understand the mood of the people.

Puri told ANI that Nepal's remittances to GDP ratio is among the highest in the world, but the people realised during COVID-19 that the economy had structural issues.

"Nepalis have become much more globalised... Money has also come into the economy... This is something very interesting that has happened in this country, which, under the monarchy, had literally no exposure to globalisation... But now, frustration is growi...