Nepal Defence Minister says border issues with India should be resolved through dialogue
4 years, 7 months ago

Nepal Defence Minister says border issues with India should be resolved through dialogue

Op India  

Ishwar Pokhrel, the Deputy PM and Defence Minister of Nepal has stated that the Himalayan nation seeks to resolve ‘border issues’ with India through dialogue and there is no sense in deploying the Army. There is no sense in deploying the Army: Nepal Deputy PM and Defense Minister Ishwar Pokhrel pic.twitter.com/XFKvvvPQ4V — ANI June 9, 2020 According to reports, Nepal had reportedly sought foreign secretary-level talks with India via video conferencing to discuss the ongoing tensions between the two countries. Nepal’s sudden ‘border issues’ The tensions between the two countries are on a rise after New Delhi inaugurated a road linking Kailash Mansarovar via Lipulekh on May 8. KP Oli, who is heading the Nepal Communist Party-led government in the country, had made irrational claims against India by asserting that Nepal would “bring back at any cost” the Indian territories of Kalapani-Limpiyadhura-Lipulekh area.

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China and India resume high-level talks to ease dispute over Himalayan border
4 weeks ago

China and India resume high-level talks to ease dispute over Himalayan border

CNN  

CNN — China and India agreed on Wednesday to work on easing their long-running border dispute, as the two Asian giants resumed a formal high-level dialogue for the first time in five years. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met in Beijing on Wednesday, the first time they held formal talks as their countries’ …

Diwali Amid Border Talks: A New Chapter in India-China Relations
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Diwali Amid Border Talks: A New Chapter in India-China Relations

India TV News  

India and China are set to resume patrolling near the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh by October-end. The disengagement in Depsang and Demchok will be over by October 28 or 29, marking a significant step towards normalizing relations between the two countries. The talks focus on buffer zones and other contentious issues, with both sides working towards a …

'Nepal-India Problems Can Be Resolved If....': Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli Stresses Bilateral Consensus
4 months, 1 week ago

'Nepal-India Problems Can Be Resolved If....': Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli Stresses Bilateral Consensus

ABP News  

Kathmandu: Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said on Saturday that the problems between Nepal and India could be resolved through open dialogue and warmheartedness. "There exist few problems, not many, between Nepal and India, and they can be resolved, if we maintain warm heart and open dialogue," Oli said here at the launch of former administrator Surya Nath Upadhyay's …

View from the Himalayas | Why Nepal’s new currency note has reignited discourse over border disputes
8 months, 1 week ago

View from the Himalayas | Why Nepal’s new currency note has reignited discourse over border disputes

Hindustan Times  

A raft of positive developments has recently bolstered bilateral ties between Nepal and India. Responding to the Pushpa Kamal Dahal government’s move last week, external affairs minister S Jaishankar reiterated the Indian position on the Kalapani border issue, saying, “.they unilaterally took some measures on their side. New currency note fuels political rumours in Nepal The current development comes on …

India’s Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree on efforts to de-escalate border tensions
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree on efforts to de-escalate border tensions

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s prime minister and China’s leader agreed Thursday to intensify efforts to de-escalate tensions at the disputed border between them and bring home thousands of their troops deployed there, according to an official from India’s foreign ministry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of a Johannesburg summit where the BRICS bloc …

Former Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli warns against 'misuse' of India-Nepalese border by 'unwanted elements'
1 year, 4 months ago

Former Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli warns against 'misuse' of India-Nepalese border by 'unwanted elements'

India TV News  

Nepal's former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday warned against a 'misuse' of the border the country shares with India by "unwanted elements", adding that people of both countries should benefit from the open border. The former Nepal PM also called for seeking legitimate solutions to the problems coming from the open border "without restricting the rights ree movement …

Bhutanese King’s Visit to India Spotlights Superpower Border Tensions
1 year, 7 months ago

Bhutanese King’s Visit to India Spotlights Superpower Border Tensions

The Diplomat  

From April 3 to 5, Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck visited New Delhi, where he met with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a March interview with Belgian daily La Libre, Bhutan’s Prime Minister Lotay Tshering made several comments about Bhutan’s border disputes with China, in which India supports Bhutan. While sources say Jigme Khesar’s visit …

India developing border infra, connectivity with friendly neighbours due to China concerns: Jaishankar
1 year, 11 months ago

India developing border infra, connectivity with friendly neighbours due to China concerns: Jaishankar

The Hindu  

India’s connectivity projects with Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar have been accelerated due to its “obvious” concerns about the frontier with China, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday. He cited a number of infrastructure projects along the Line of Actual Control, and border connectivity efforts with “friendly neighbours”, including all nations who share land borders with India, except …

If elected, will bring back our territories from India, says Nepal's ek-PM KP Oli
2 years, 2 months ago

If elected, will bring back our territories from India, says Nepal's ek-PM KP Oli

India Today  

Nepal’s former prime minister K P Sharma Oli on Friday said that if his party returns to power in the November 20 parliamentary election, it will reclaim the Himalayan nation’s territories claimed by India. Inaugurating his party’s nationwide election campaign in Darchula district in far-West Nepal near the Nepal-India border, the Communist Party of Nepal Chairman said: “We will bring …

India-Nepal Ties Finally Easing Down, But Will the Momentum Last?
2 years, 5 months ago

India-Nepal Ties Finally Easing Down, But Will the Momentum Last?

The Quint  

As a result of the recent political engagements between the prime ministers of Nepal and India, some gains are visible in the relations between the two countries, which, not very long ago, witnessed a strain in the combined aftermath of the map row, COVID-19 related problems and domestic politics in Nepal. Besides the dialogues between the two leaders during Sher …

India's stance on Nepal boundary well known, consistent, unambiguous: Embassy
2 years, 11 months ago

India's stance on Nepal boundary well known, consistent, unambiguous: Embassy

India Today  

A fresh diplomatic spat erupted between Nepal and India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made an announcement to expand the road across the Lipulekh, an area that Nepal claims as its own. The statement of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu came days after Nepal's main Opposition Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist urged Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to speak …

India reiterates ‘unambigous’ position on Lipulekh
2 years, 11 months ago

India reiterates ‘unambigous’ position on Lipulekh

The Hindu  

Reacting to a series of reports and public statements in Nepal criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments on expansion of the road to Lipulekh, the Indian embassy in Kathmandu said it has conveyed India’s “unambiguous” position to the Nepali government. The latest controversy has followed Mr. Modi’s comments at a public rally in Haldwani on December 30 where he mentioned …

Nepal refuses to comment on remarks made by KP Oli on territorial issue with India
3 years, 1 month ago

Nepal refuses to comment on remarks made by KP Oli on territorial issue with India

Firstpost  

The former Nepal prime minister, who is also the chairman of opposition party CPN-UML, vowed to ’take back’ Indian territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh if he returns to power New Delhi: The Embassy of Nepal in India on Saturday refused to comment on remarks made by former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli over a territorial issue with India. …

Oli vows to 'take back' Indian territories if he returns to power
3 years, 1 month ago

Oli vows to 'take back' Indian territories if he returns to power

Deccan Chronicle  

Kathmandu: Former Nepal Prime Minister and Chairman of opposition party CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli has vowed to "take back" Indian territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh if he returns to power. The 10th General Convention of Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist is being held at Chitwan in Central Nepal which lies at a distance of about 160 kilometres …

'Neighbours Share Both Love and Problems': Nepal PM Oli Says 'Misunderstandings' with India Resolved
3 years, 7 months ago

'Neighbours Share Both Love and Problems': Nepal PM Oli Says 'Misunderstandings' with India Resolved

News 18  

Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said that misunderstandings with India have been resolved and that the two countries should move forward looking at the future, asserting that neighbours share both love and problems. Nepal’s Opposition alliance has approached the Supreme Court against the “unconstitutional” move of President Bidya Devi Bhandari to dissolve the House of Representatives …

Boundary issue with India will be resolved through diplomatic talks: Nepal PM Oli
3 years, 11 months ago

Boundary issue with India will be resolved through diplomatic talks: Nepal PM Oli

India TV News  

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday said that the ongoing border disputes with India will be resolved through diplomatic talks. Although Nepal and India held ministerial-level talks in New Delhi last month, the two sides could not hammer out the differences after the Himalayan nation unveiled a new map in May 2020. But in May 2020 after India …

India, Nepal agree to advance ties as Foreign Secretary meets Nepal's top leadership
4 years, 1 month ago

India, Nepal agree to advance ties as Foreign Secretary meets Nepal's top leadership

India TV News  

India and Nepal on Thursday agreed to step up efforts to advance mutual cooperation as Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and held "productive" talks with his Nepalese counterpart on a wide range of issues, including the border problem. He paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Oli during which they discussed a wide …

Nepalese PM KP Sharma Oli calls up Narendra Modi to greet India on Independence Day
4 years, 4 months ago

Nepalese PM KP Sharma Oli calls up Narendra Modi to greet India on Independence Day

Firstpost  

This was the first high-level contact after ties between the two countries came under severe strain following issuance of a new political map by the Himalayan nation in May Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli held a telephonic conversation on Saturday, in the first high-level contact after ties between the two countries came under severe …

Indian Envoy, Nepalese Foreign Secretary to Hold Talks on August 17: Sources
4 years, 5 months ago

Indian Envoy, Nepalese Foreign Secretary to Hold Talks on August 17: Sources

News 18  

Indian Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra and Nepal's Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi are scheduled to hold talks on August 17 in Kathmandu under a bilateral framework, in first major engagement since the ties came under strain after the Himalayan nation came up with a new political map in May. Official sources said the scheduled meeting between Kwatra and the Nepalese …

India, Nepal to have high-level meeting next week, the first since border row
4 years, 5 months ago

India, Nepal to have high-level meeting next week, the first since border row

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday said a meeting between Indian ambassador to Nepal, Vinay Kwatra and Nepalese Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi next week is aimed at reviewing ongoing bilateral economic and development projects and is not to be seen as a ice breaker between the two countries. The clarification from a person familiar with the development in New Delhi …

KP Oli's 'undiplomatic, irritating' comments against India were a mistake, says Nepal's ruling party
4 years, 5 months ago

KP Oli's 'undiplomatic, irritating' comments against India were a mistake, says Nepal's ruling party

Firstpost  

The Nepal prime minister, who is facing mounting pressure to resign, alleged that India was conspiring with his political rivals to throw him out of power last month Kathmandu: Nepal prime minister KP Sharma Oli has committed three “mistakes” with his recent “undiplomatic” and “irritating” statements on India, a senior leader of the ruling communist party has said, amidst mounting …

India Asks Nepal to Stop 'Illegal' Movement of its Citizens in Kalapani area
4 years, 5 months ago

India Asks Nepal to Stop 'Illegal' Movement of its Citizens in Kalapani area

News 18  

India has asked Nepal to prevent its citizens from "illegally" visiting the Indian territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Gunji, according to local media reports here. In a letter to the Nepali administration, an Indian official earlier this month said that Nepalese people in groups wanting to "illegally" enter into these Indian regions would create problems for both the countries. …

'Efforts on to oust me': Nepal's KP Oli accuses India, amid border dispute, of conspiring with local politicos to topple his govt
4 years, 6 months ago

'Efforts on to oust me': Nepal's KP Oli accuses India, amid border dispute, of conspiring with local politicos to topple his govt

Firstpost  

‘Efforts are being made to remove me from power, but that will not succeed,’ Nepalese Prime Minister KP Oli claimed, without naming any person or country. Kathmandu: Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday claimed that efforts are being made to oust him after his government redrew the country’s political map by incorporating three strategically key Indian territories. “But …

After snubbing India on border clash, Nepal faces reality-check as Beijing encroaches its territory to construct roads in Tibet – Firstpost
4 years, 6 months ago

After snubbing India on border clash, Nepal faces reality-check as Beijing encroaches its territory to construct roads in Tibet – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Nepal and India’s relations have taken a turn decidedly for the worse, possibly for the first time since the ugly 2015 ‘blockade’, As Nepal is busy castigating India over ‘unilateral encroachment’ of its territory, China has been quietly changing course of rivers on Nepali land and building roads to erode Kathmandu’s territorial claims over land it deems part of Tibet. …

Explained: The Border Dispute Between India and Nepal
4 years, 6 months ago

Explained: The Border Dispute Between India and Nepal

The Quint  

For more than a hundred years there was no dispute between India and Nepal over this trijunction. In fact, during the 1962 war with China, India had deployed troops at the trijunction to check Chinese aggression. The newly elected government raised objection regarding this trijunction with India. Since then, the border dispute has been a serious issue between India and …

India suspects Nepal PM\'s political plan in map row
4 years, 6 months ago

India suspects Nepal PM\'s political plan in map row

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Indian officials on Monday dismissed the new Nepalese map that includes some parts of Indian territory as "unilateral, myopic and self-serving" action by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli that is "driven by his domestic political agenda", adding that the onus is now on Nepal to create a positive atmosphere for talks to take place between the two countries. …

Amid border row between India and Nepal, sources say onus on KP Oli government to create 'conducive atmosphere' for talks
4 years, 6 months ago

Amid border row between India and Nepal, sources say onus on KP Oli government to create 'conducive atmosphere' for talks

Firstpost  

According to India’s assessment, the release of the new political map by Nepal and obtaining a legal backing to it from the lower house of Nepalese Parliament were part of a ‘myopic’ agenda to gain mileage in domestic politics, they said. New Delhi: The onus of creating a conducive atmosphere for talks between India and Nepal on the border row …

Nepal ‘still waiting for a response from India’ to resolve border dispute
4 years, 7 months ago

Nepal ‘still waiting for a response from India’ to resolve border dispute

Deccan Chronicle  

Kathmandu: Nepal’s foreign minister said Tuesday that the country was still waiting for a response from India on holding talks to resolve a border dispute that has strained relations between the South Asian neighbors. The latest border dispute between the countries began over India’s inauguration last month of a Himalayan link road built in a disputed region that lies at …

Decoding the India-Nepal dispute | Opinion
4 years, 7 months ago

Decoding the India-Nepal dispute | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

Things are not looking good in the Himalayas. The recent border agreement between India and Bangladesh offers a good example On Tuesday, Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli convened an all-party meeting seeking a consensus on amending the constitution to include the strategic northwestern tri-junction with India and China – Kalapani, Limpiadhura and Lipulekh – within Nepal’s territory. A lot …

As India Objects to Nepal’s Revised Map, Here’s a Look at What the Territorial Dispute is All About
4 years, 7 months ago

As India Objects to Nepal’s Revised Map, Here’s a Look at What the Territorial Dispute is All About

News 18  

Nepal’s Land Reforms Minister Padma Aryal in a press conference on Wednesday unveiled a revised official map of the country that redrew its border with India to include disputed territories. Incidentally, when India had issued a new map last after the division of the then state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories of J&K and Ladakh, Nepal had …

Tensions build along India-China LAC in parts of Ladakh, northern Sikkim as both countries deploy additional troops
4 years, 7 months ago

Tensions build along India-China LAC in parts of Ladakh, northern Sikkim as both countries deploy additional troops

Firstpost  

Tension is gradually building up between Indian and Chinese armies in several areas in Ladakh and northern Sikkim along the un-demarcated Sino-India border with both sides bringing in additional troops, days after they were involved in two violent face-offs, authoritative sources said on Tuesday. New Delhi: Tension is gradually building up between Indian and Chinese armies in several areas in …

Amid border row with India, Nepal to publish new maps
4 years, 7 months ago

Amid border row with India, Nepal to publish new maps

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Nepal government decided on Monday to publish new maps showing Lipulekh and Kalapani, the subject of disputes with India, as part of Nepalese territory amid an escalating border row between the two countries. Nepal’s foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali tweeted in Nepali that the council of ministers had decided to publish a new map of the country showing …

Nepal to publish maps showing India’s Kalapani, Lipulekh as its territory
4 years, 7 months ago

Nepal to publish maps showing India’s Kalapani, Lipulekh as its territory

Hindustan Times  

The Nepal government decided on Monday to publish new maps showing Lipulekh and Kalapani, the subject of disputes with India, as part of Nepalese territory amid an escalating border row between the two countries. The external affairs ministry has already said Lipulekh, at the centre of a border row over the construction of a road to the border with China, …

Border talks with Nepal after pandemic: India
4 years, 8 months ago

Border talks with Nepal after pandemic: India

The Hindu  

India hopes to take up the necessary negotiation on the Kalapani dispute with Nepal after the current global pandemic is tackled successfully. The Ministry of External Affairs said both sides were in contact and a mutually convenient date for the Foreign Secretary-level dialogue would be decided to deal with the dispute over the construction of a link road to Tibet. …

Nepal can let India use link road: K.P. Sharma Oli
4 years, 8 months ago

Nepal can let India use link road: K.P. Sharma Oli

The Hindu  

Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Wednesday proposed a solution to the ongoing border tension saying that Nepal can allow India to use the link road to the Lipulekh Pass as part of an agreement, but will not surrender the Kalapani territory on which India has been carrying out construction. Addressing an all-party meeting in Kathmandu, Prime Minister Oli …

Lipulekh border dispute: Our decision sovereign, says Nepal on reports of influence by China in protest against India
4 years, 8 months ago

Lipulekh border dispute: Our decision sovereign, says Nepal on reports of influence by China in protest against India

India Today  

Nepal rubbished reports that it was influenced by China in the strong protest that it lodged against India for the Link Road construction through Lipulekh pass which remains an unresolved territory between the Kathmandu and New Delhi. Speaking exclusively to India Today TV from Kathmandu, Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali said that they would never allow any sort of interference …

Nepal lodges protest over India's Lipulekh decision
4 years, 8 months ago

Nepal lodges protest over India's Lipulekh decision

India Today  

Amid a lot of political tensions within Nepal over India's decision to build a road through the Lipulekh pass which remains an unresolved territory between the two countries, Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali on Monday called in the Indian envoy to Nepal to lodge a strong protest. "This unilateral act runs against the understanding reached between the two countries including …

Nepal summons Indian envoy over border row
4 years, 8 months ago

Nepal summons Indian envoy over border row

The Hindu  

Nepal on Monday summoned the Indian envoy and handed a diplomatic note of protest over the construction of a link road that will reduce travelling time from India to the pilgrimage zone of Kailash Mansarovar in China's Tibet. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra was met by Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali who conveyed Nepal’s territorial claims over the …

Nepal issues diplomatic note to India in protest on Lipulekh
4 years, 8 months ago

Nepal issues diplomatic note to India in protest on Lipulekh

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Escalating its territorial row with India over the Lipulekh area in Uttarakhand, Nepal's foreign minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Monday summoned the Indian ambassador in Kathmandu and issued a diplomatic note conveying Nepal’s protests over the recent construction of a road by India in the Lipulekh area which Nepal claims as its own. On Monday, the Nepal Foreign …

Kalapani row: Nepal to deploy more forces on India border, says Foreign Minister Gyawali
4 years, 8 months ago

Kalapani row: Nepal to deploy more forces on India border, says Foreign Minister Gyawali

The Hindu  

Nepal will increase the number of security outposts and deploy more armed personnel in the border with India, Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali told The Hindu on Sunday. The senior minister said Kathmandu expects India to avoid any unilateral measures in the Kalapani region and remain committed to the ‘fixed border’ principle as agreed during the past official talks. “During Prime …

Nepal can mediate between India and Pakistan: Kathmandu
4 years, 11 months ago

Nepal can mediate between India and Pakistan: Kathmandu

The Hindu  

Nepal is a neutral country and can play a mediating role between India and Pakistan if necessary, a powerful government source said here on Saturday, delinking concerns about terrorism from the question of revival of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. We love truth and facts and can be instrumental in finding a better solution,” said the highly placed …

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