Nepal protests against construction of key road connecting Lipulekh pass and Uttarakhand’s Dharchula
4 years, 7 months ago

Nepal protests against construction of key road connecting Lipulekh pass and Uttarakhand’s Dharchula

The Hindu  

Nepal on Monday handed over a diplomatic note to the Indian envoy in Kathmandu to protest against the construction of a key road connecting the Lipulekh pass with Dharchula in Uttarakhand. Nepal SC asks govt to furnish country’s historical map relating to Kalapani border issue The Lipulekh pass is a far western point near Kalapani, a disputed border area between Nepal and India. Nepal pitches for informal SAARC summit The Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi on Saturday said the road lies well within the Indian territory. New road to Kailash Mansarovar runs into diplomatic trouble | Nepal can mediate between India and Pakistan: Kathmandu In a statement issued on May 9, the Nepalese Foreign Ministry said that “it has learnt with regret about the inauguration by India of the Link Road connecting Lipulekh that passes through Nepalese territory.” Addressing the Parliament on Sunday, Foreign Minister Gyawali said that the Kalapani border issue will be resolved with India through diplomatic initiatives.

India Nepal Indian Uttarakhand Road Territory Lipulekh Kalapani Dharchula Kailash Mansarovar Lipulekh Pass Gyawali  territory  uttarakhands  pass  diplomatic  nepal  dharchula  road  india  ministry  foreign  pilgrims  key  connecting  protests  kalapani  construction  lipulekh

History of this topic

Prachanda again claims Kalapani, Limpiyadhura belong to Nepal, says PM Modi assures to resolve border issue
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Prachanda again claims Kalapani, Limpiyadhura belong to Nepal, says PM Modi assures to resolve border issue

India TV News  

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Tuesday said that his government is clear and determined that all territories east of the Mahakali River, including Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipu pass, come under Nepalese territories. He recalled that as per the Sugauli Treaty signed between Nepal and East India Company government in 1816, these territories belong to Nepal and a …

Kathmandu shouldn’t politicise map dispute
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kathmandu shouldn’t politicise map dispute

Hindustan Times  

The Nepal government’s decision to put a map showing disputed regions along the border with India as Nepalese territory on new currency notes has triggered a row in Kathmandu, with the president’s economic advisor being forced to quit over his remarks against the move. Chiranjivi Nepal, a noted economic export, had characterised the government’s move as “inappropriate” and flagged that …

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

Nepal halts distribution of new text book with revised map incorporating Indian areas: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

Nepal halts distribution of new text book with revised map incorporating Indian areas: Report

Hindustan Times  

Nepal has stopped the distribution of a new text book that includes the country’s revised political map showing three strategically-important Indian areas as part of its territory, saying there were a number of factual errors in it, according to a media report on Tuesday. The concerned body of the India has already termed as untenable the “artificial enlargement” of the …

Nepal Halts Distribution of New Text Book with Revised Map Incorporating Indian Areas
4 years, 3 months ago

Nepal Halts Distribution of New Text Book with Revised Map Incorporating Indian Areas

News 18  

Nepal has stopped the distribution of a new text book that includes the country’s revised political map showing three strategically-important Indian areas as part of its territory, saying there were a number of factual errors in it, according to a media report on Tuesday. India has already termed as untenable the “artificial enlargement” of the territorial claims by Nepal after …

India, Nepal agree to speed implementation of India-aided developmental project
4 years, 4 months ago

India, Nepal agree to speed implementation of India-aided developmental project

Live Mint  

Senior diplomats of India and Nepal on Monday held a virtual meeting during which they comprehensively reviewed the progress made on various India-aided developmental projects in the Himalayan nation and decided to expedite their implementation. The meeting came days after Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli telephoned his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to greet him on India's 74th Independence Day, …

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

Nepal Claims India Didn't Respond Kindly to Its Proposal of Talks ahead of Redrawing Political Map
4 years, 5 months ago

Nepal Claims India Didn't Respond Kindly to Its Proposal of Talks ahead of Redrawing Political Map

News 18  

Nepal Foreign Affairs Minister Pradeep Gyawali on Friday said Kathmandu had asked New Delhi several times to start diplomatic negotiations to resolve the simmering border dispute, but that India had failed to respond to it. Nepal last month completed the process of redrawing its political map through a Constitutional amendment, incorporating strategically important Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura areas which India …

Pithoragarh: Do not create obstruction for our citizens: Nepal
4 years, 5 months ago

Pithoragarh: Do not create obstruction for our citizens: Nepal

The Hindu  

An official of Nepal’s westernmost province near the disputed Kalapani region has asked Indian authorities in the Pithoragarh district to allow free movement for Nepalese nationals to the area. The Chief District Officer of Darchula in Nepal wrote to the district officials of Dharchula in Pithoragarh asserting Nepal’s rights over the region which was included into the official map of …

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. …

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. …

Nepalese FM radio stations start giving weather bulletins of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura
4 years, 6 months ago

Nepalese FM radio stations start giving weather bulletins of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura

Hindustan Times  

After Nepal’s parliament endorsed the political map that shows the disputed areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as part of its territory earlier this month, some Nepalese FM radio stations close to India-Nepal border in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh have started giving weather bulletins of these three areas. Locals living in the bordering areas, especially in Dharchula, said that Nepalese FM channels …

Bound Together by ‘Roti-Beti’: Rajnath Singh on India-Nepal Ties
4 years, 6 months ago

Bound Together by ‘Roti-Beti’: Rajnath Singh on India-Nepal Ties

The Quint  

Calling the road built in Lipulekh a part of Indian territory, the defence minister said: "Earlier pilgrims used to go to Mansarovar through route of Nathula Pass. It was a longer route, but now, the Border Roads Organisation has built a link road till Lipulekh. “If any misconception has risen among the people of Nepal due to construction of the …

Amid border row, Nepal Parliament passes bill redrawing its political map; ties will remain strong, says Indian Army chief General MM Naravane
4 years, 6 months ago

Amid border row, Nepal Parliament passes bill redrawing its political map; ties will remain strong, says Indian Army chief General MM Naravane

Firstpost  

The Nepal Parliament’s lower house unanimously voted on Saturday to amend the Constitution to update the country’s new political map, laying claim over the strategically key areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura along the border with India The Nepal Parliament’s lower house unanimously voted on Saturday to amend the Constitution to update the country’s new political map, laying claim over …

As Nepal preps to vote on new map, a hint about India’s stance from Army chief
4 years, 6 months ago

As Nepal preps to vote on new map, a hint about India’s stance from Army chief

Hindustan Times  

Hours before Nepal’s lower house votes on a new political map of the country that includes Indian territories, Army chief General MM Naravane on Saturday underscored the strong people-to-people ties between the two countries that have lately soured over the map that depicts Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as Nepalese territory. Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane stress on people-to-people contact …

Nepal Parliament passes new map including disputed Indian territory
4 years, 6 months ago

Nepal Parliament passes new map including disputed Indian territory

India Today  

Nepal’s Parliament on Saturday passed the amendment to include the new political map featuring areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura in the Constitution of Nepal. On Saturday, Nepal's Parliament voted on the map laying claim over the strategically key areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura along the border with India, notwithstanding a strong protest by New Delhi. "New map would …

Why are India and Nepal fighting over Kalapani?
4 years, 7 months ago

Why are India and Nepal fighting over Kalapani?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The dispute over Kalapani, which lies on the easternmost corner of Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district, between Nepal and India was revived in November 2019 when India published a revised political map showing the newly created Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Nepal’s claims to the region is based on this river as it became the …

Lower the temperature, defuse the issue
4 years, 7 months ago

Lower the temperature, defuse the issue

The Hindu  

The inauguration of a road from Dharchula to Lipu Lekh by India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has now been followed by Nepal’s charge claiming that the stretch passes though Nepalese territory. The Sugauli Treaty stated that “he Rajah of Nipal hereby cedes to the Honourable East India Company in perpetuity all the under-mentioned territories”, including “the whole of the lowlands …

Behind Nepal's rancour over Kalapani and 'Indian virus' lie KP Oli's domestic compulsions and China's disgruntlement
4 years, 7 months ago

Behind Nepal's rancour over Kalapani and 'Indian virus' lie KP Oli's domestic compulsions and China's disgruntlement

Firstpost  

“Nepal virtually ignored the Kalapani issue from 1961 to 1997, but for domestic political reasons it became a convenient India-Nepal controversy in 1998.” Author and Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, Leo E Rose’s observation in an article titled, ‘ Nepal and Bhutan in 1998: Two Himalayan Kingdoms ’ that appeared in the 1999 edition …

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 …

Nepal releases new map including Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani under its territory, vows to 'reclaim' them from India
4 years, 7 months ago

Nepal releases new map including Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani under its territory, vows to 'reclaim' them from India

Firstpost  

The Nepal government has released a revised political and administrative map showing Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani under its territory Kathmandu: The Nepal government on Wednesday released a revised political and administrative map showing Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani under its territory, a day after Nepal prime minister KP Sharma Oli said the areas belong to the country and vowed to “reclaim” …

India Says Won't Accept 'Artificial Enlargement of Territorial Claims' after Nepal Releases New Map
4 years, 7 months ago

India Says Won't Accept 'Artificial Enlargement of Territorial Claims' after Nepal Releases New Map

News 18  

India on Wednesday rejected Nepal's decision to issue a revised map that included Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani. Addressing the Parliament on Tuesday, Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had said the territories belong to Nepal but India has made it a disputed area by keeping its Army there. After the release of the revised map by Nepal on Wednesday, India …

Nepal releases new political map showing Lipulekh and Kalapani as part of its territory
4 years, 7 months ago

Nepal releases new political map showing Lipulekh and Kalapani as part of its territory

Hindustan Times  

The Nepal government on Wednesday unveiled a new political map of the country that depicts Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as part of Nepalese territory amid a diplomatic row with India. Nepal’s council of ministers had approved the map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as part of Nepalese territory during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday. …

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 …

Nepal launches new map including Lipulekh, Kalapani amid border dispute with India
4 years, 7 months ago

Nepal launches new map including Lipulekh, Kalapani amid border dispute with India

India Today  

Nepal has now officially launched its new political map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as parts of their territory amid the ongoing dispute with India. India recently inaugurated a road connecting Lipulekh and the government has the road lies completely within Indian territory in the Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. President Bidhya Bhandari, addressing Parliament last week, reiterated that Limpiyadhura, Kalapani …

Unjustified cartographic assertion: India reacts sharply to Nepal releasing new map including Lipulekh, Kalapani
4 years, 7 months ago

Unjustified cartographic assertion: India reacts sharply to Nepal releasing new map including Lipulekh, Kalapani

India Today  

India on Wednesday protested Nepal’s revision of its political map that has incorporated areas that are part of Indian territory. In a statement, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, “Nepal is well aware of India’s consistent position on this matter and we urge the Government of Nepal to refrain from such unjustified cartographic assertion and respect India’s sovereignty …

Nepal approves new map including Lipulekh, Kalapani, Limpiyadhura amidst border row with India
4 years, 7 months ago

Nepal approves new map including Lipulekh, Kalapani, Limpiyadhura amidst border row with India

The Hindu  

Nepal’s Cabinet has endorsed a new political map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura under its territory, amidst a border dispute with India. The new map was drawn on the basis of the Sugauli Treaty of 1816 signed between Nepal and then the British India government and other relevant documents, which suggests Limpiyadhura, from where the Kali river originated, is Nepal’s …

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 …

Historically Connected Neighbours Caught in Boundary Dispute as Nepal Redraws Political Map
4 years, 7 months ago

Historically Connected Neighbours Caught in Boundary Dispute as Nepal Redraws Political Map

News 18  

The Nepal cabinet on Monday approved a fresh political map which included Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani as part of its territory. Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali wrote on Twitter, “The official map is being made public by the Ministry of Land Management soon.” The decision was hailed by the country’s Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai who said in a tweet, “Today, …

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, …

Lipulekh: What is Kalapani dispute between India and Nepal, why is it news now?
4 years, 7 months ago

Lipulekh: What is Kalapani dispute between India and Nepal, why is it news now?

India Today  

It is the second big Indo-Nepal border controversy since 1997, when Nepal first objected to Kalapani area being under Indian governance. Kalapani is largely a valley formed by a mess of Himalayan rivers, contributing to what is known as Kali, Mahakali or Sharda river at various points in Nepal and India. India, and earlier Britain, considers its origin in the …

Nepal can let India use link road: K.P. Sharma Oli
4 years, 7 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, 7 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 summons Indian envoy over border row
4 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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 …

New road to Kailash Mansarovar runs into diplomatic trouble
4 years, 8 months ago

New road to Kailash Mansarovar runs into diplomatic trouble

The Hindu  

India’s plans to shorten the travel time for pilgrims to Kailash Mansarovar ran into a diplomatic trouble as Nepal strongly objected to the new link road from India to China which was inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday. “The Government of Nepal has learnt with regret about the ‘inauguration’ yesterday by India of ‘Link Road’ connecting to Lipulekh, …

Nepal SC asks govt to furnish country’s historical map relating to Kalapani border issue
5 years ago

Nepal SC asks govt to furnish country’s historical map relating to Kalapani border issue

The Hindu  

Nepal’s Supreme Court has sought within 15 days the country’s original map exchanged with India during the signing of the Sugauli Treaty in 1816 after a petition sought the apex court’s intervention to secure the Nepali territory. A single bench of Justice Hari Prasad Phuyal demanded the map from the Nepal government in response to the public interest litigation filed …

Delhi Can’t Anger Nepal Too — Kalapani Issue Must Be Resolved ASAP
5 years ago

Delhi Can’t Anger Nepal Too — Kalapani Issue Must Be Resolved ASAP

The Quint  

The contestation is over three issues: the source of the Kali river, the location of Lipulekh Pass, and the India-China-Nepal trijunction. The earliest the Nepalese go back on Kalapani is to 1816, the Treaty of Sugauli whose Article 5 reads: ‘areas east of Kali river belong to Nepal’. If Lampiya Dhura is accepted as the source of river Kali, nearly …

'Our map accurate,' says MEA's Raveesh Kumar after Nepal raises objections over Kalapani area in official India map
5 years, 2 months ago

'Our map accurate,' says MEA's Raveesh Kumar after Nepal raises objections over Kalapani area in official India map

Firstpost  

India on Thursday said the new map issued by it last week accurately depicts its sovereign territory and it has in no manner revised its boundary with Nepal, a day after the Himalayan nation objected to the Kalapani area being reportedly shown as part of the Indian territory New Delhi: India on Thursday said the new map issued by it …

Discover Related