Kathmandu, Feb. 13 -- As Nepal heads into parliamentary elections in three weeks, the Trump administration has expressed confidence in a peaceful vote and said it is prepared to work with the next government.

While testifying before the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on South and Central Asia, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur stated, "With Nepal, we also trust that we'll have a secure and peaceful electoral process, and we're prepared to work with whoever wins."

In February last year, US President Trump nominated Kapur, an expert on South Asian security, as assistant secretary of state for South Asian Affairs, replacing Donald Lu.

Exactly one year after his nomination, Kapur appeared be...