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 border with India, The Kathmandu Post quoted an official at the Ministry of Land Reform and Management as saying. President Bidhya Bhandari, addressing Parliament last week, reiterated that Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulekh belong to Nepal and appropriate diplomatic measures will be adopted to resolve the existing issues with India. India and Nepal are at a row after the Indian side issued a new political map incorporating Kalapani and Lipulekh on its side of the border in October last year.

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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 …

Nepal's 100 rupees currency move draws sharp response from Jaishankar: ‘Our position is very clear’
8 months ago

Nepal's 100 rupees currency move draws sharp response from Jaishankar: ‘Our position is very clear’

Hindustan Times  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said Nepal’s move to include Indian territories in its currency note will not change the situation or the reality on the ground. On Friday, Kathmandu announced the printing of a new 100 rupees currency note with a map that depicts Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani as part of Nepalese territory. “The cabinet approved to …

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'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 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 …

Nepal PM Oli pledges to ‘retrieve’ Kalapani region from India through talks
3 years, 11 months ago

Nepal PM Oli pledges to ‘retrieve’ Kalapani region from India through talks

Hindustan Times  

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday pledged to “retrieve” the territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh from India, returning the focus to a border row that had taken relations between the two countries to a low last year. Oli triggered a border row last year after his government issued a new political map that showed Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and …

Indian Army chief General MM Naravane to visit Nepal from 4 to 6 November amid map row
4 years, 2 months ago

Indian Army chief General MM Naravane to visit Nepal from 4 to 6 November amid map row

Firstpost  

Earlier this year, Nepal came out with a new map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as its territories. India reacted sharply, calling it a “unilateral act” and cautioned Kathmandu against an “artificial enlargement” of territorial claims New Delhi: Army Chief General MM Naravane’s three-day crucial visit to Nepal beginning 4 November is expected to have a significant diplomatic overtone with …

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 …

Nepal Introduces School Textbooks with Revised Map Incorporating Indian Areas
4 years, 3 months ago

Nepal Introduces School Textbooks with Revised Map Incorporating Indian Areas

News 18  

Kathmandu: Nepal has introduced new text books in the school curriculum that include the country's revised political map showing three strategically-important Indian areas as part of its territory, amidst a border dispute with New Delhi. India has already termed as untenable the "artificial enlargement" of the territorial claims by Nepal after its Parliament unanimously approved the new political map of …

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, …

Breaking the Logjam? India, Nepal Hold Meeting to Review Bilateral Projects After 'Map Strain'
4 years, 4 months ago

Breaking the Logjam? India, Nepal Hold Meeting to Review Bilateral Projects After 'Map Strain'

News 18  

Senior diplomats of India and Nepal on Monday held a virtual meeting to review the progress made on various India-aided developmental projects being implemented in the Himalayan nation. The meeting came days after Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli telephoned his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to greet him on India's 74th Independence Day, in the first high-level contact after …

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, 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 …

'An Exercise in Political Absurdity': India Dismisses Pakistan’s New Map Claiming All of J&K, Junagadh
4 years, 5 months ago

'An Exercise in Political Absurdity': India Dismisses Pakistan’s New Map Claiming All of J&K, Junagadh

News 18  

On the eve of the anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 and in a bid to further internationalise the issue of Kashmir, Pakistan on Tuesday issued a new map showing all of Kashmir as part of its territory. India dismissed Pakistan's move as “an exercise in political absurdity”, saying it was laying untenable claims to territories in the Indian state …

Nepal will send revised map to India, international community by mid-August, says minister
4 years, 5 months ago

Nepal will send revised map to India, international community by mid-August, says minister

Firstpost  

The Nepal government had on 20 May released a revised political and administrative map incorporating the disputed territories of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani Kathmandu: The Nepal government intends to send its recently revised map to India, Google and international community by mid-August, a minister has said. “We will be sending the updated map including Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura to various …

Nepal to send controversial \'new\' map to UN, Google
4 years, 5 months ago

Nepal to send controversial \'new\' map to UN, Google

Deccan Chronicle  

Kathmandu: Nepal government intends to send its recently revised map to India, Google and the international community by the middle of August, a minister has said. "We will be sending the updated map including Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura to various UN agencies and the international community including India. The Ministry has asked the Department of Measurement to print 4,000 copies …

Nepal Govt to Send Contentious Revised Map to India, UN Agencies & Google, Says Minister
4 years, 5 months ago

Nepal Govt to Send Contentious Revised Map to India, UN Agencies & Google, Says Minister

News 18  

The Nepal government is preparing to send the newly updated map, which includes Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura as its integral part, to the international community by mid-August, a minister said on Saturday. “We will be sending the updated map including Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura to various UN agencies and the international community including India. Aryal also said that the Nepal …

Nepal's controversial new maps claiming Indian territory not to be used or endorsed by UN
4 years, 5 months ago

Nepal's controversial new maps claiming Indian territory not to be used or endorsed by UN

India TV News  

The United Nations will not use the ‘new’ map that is being issued by the KP Sharma Oli-led Nepal government. As per the new map that Nepal is reportedly sending to India and the rest of the world, several Indian territories have been shown under Nepal sovereign boundary. All UN maps come with a disclaimer, “The boundaries and names that …

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 …

Nepal passes bill claiming Indian territories in its new map, president approves
4 years, 6 months ago

Nepal passes bill claiming Indian territories in its new map, president approves

Op India  

The Upper House of Nepal’s Parliament passed the constitutional amendment backing the New Map Amendment Bill unanimously. The New map amendment bill proposes the inclusion of three Indian territories into Nepal’s updated map. On June 13, Nepal’s lower house of parliament passed the amendment to include a new map including Indian areas of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani in the constitution …

Nepal’s Upper House Passes Bill for New Map Including Indian Areas
4 years, 6 months ago

Nepal’s Upper House Passes Bill for New Map Including Indian Areas

The Quint  

On 13 June, Nepal's House of Representatives – the lower house – had passed the controversial bill introducing a new map. As per the new map under the bill, areas of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh – which are on the Indian map – belong to Nepal. The bill India's Ministry of External Affairs had earlier called the move "not tenable". …

Nepal's Parliament passes Constitution Amendment Bill to update map incorporating 3 Indian areas
4 years, 6 months ago

Nepal's Parliament passes Constitution Amendment Bill to update map incorporating 3 Indian areas

India Today  

Nepal’s National Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed the Constitution Amendment Bill to update the country's political and administrative map incorporating three Indian territories. India has termed as untenable the "artificial enlargement" of territorial claims by Nepal after its lower house of parliament on Saturday unanimously approved the new political map of the country featuring areas which India maintains belong to …

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 …

Nepal okays map tweak, India calls it ‘untenable’
4 years, 6 months ago

Nepal okays map tweak, India calls it ‘untenable’

Hindustan Times  

Nepal’s Parliament on Saturday passed a constitutional amendment to give legal backing to a map depicting disputed areas such as Lipulekh as Nepalese territory, prompting India to say such “artificial enlargement of claims” violates an understanding to resolve boundary issues through talks. On Saturday afternoon, the House of Representatives or lower house of Nepal’s Parliament unanimously adopted the constitutional amendment …

India rejects new map of Nepal including Indian territories
4 years, 6 months ago

India rejects new map of Nepal including Indian territories

Op India  

The Ministry of External Affairs has responded to the passing of the constitutional amendment bill in Nepal’s Parliament to update the country’s political map including the areas that come under the Indian regime. The Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava stated, “We have noted that the House of Representatives of Nepal has passed a constitution amendment bill for changing the map of …

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 …

As Nepal prepares to vote on new map, local MP moves amendment to bring back old map
4 years, 6 months ago

As Nepal prepares to vote on new map, local MP moves amendment to bring back old map

India Today  

As the Nepal Parliament gears up to vote on the constitutional amendment to change to approve the new political map at the centre of a dispute with India, Nepal MP Sarita Giri has registered her amendment to dissolve the bill and reinstate the earlier map. Earlier, Janata Samajwadi Party had asked lawmaker Sarita Giri to withdraw amendment on the recent …

Nepal's Parliament amends map, India terms move 'politically-driven'
4 years, 6 months ago

Nepal's Parliament amends map, India terms move 'politically-driven'

India Today  

Nepal's Lower House of the Parliament passed a Constitutional Amendment Bill revising the Coat of Arms and amending the country's map to incorporate Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura areas. Sources in the Indian government said that India's response to its neighbours' proposal for discussion was positive and that Nepal's decision to amend the map is politically-driven. Sources added, "However, without any …

Exclusive: New Nepal map permanent but we are ready for dialogue, says Nepal foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali
4 years, 6 months ago

Exclusive: New Nepal map permanent but we are ready for dialogue, says Nepal foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali

India Today  

Nepal's foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali has said Nepal's new map would be permanent and that there is no room for change. In an exclusive interview with India Today TV, Nepal's foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali said the changes have been endorsed by all political parties and it is going to be "permanent", adding, there is no room for change. On India's …

Nepal's Parliament likely to vote on new map on Saturday
4 years, 6 months ago

Nepal's Parliament likely to vote on new map on Saturday

India Today  

Nepal's Parliament is set to hold a special session on Saturday to vote on a constitutional amendment to come out with a new political map laying claim over the strategically key areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura along the border with India, sources said on Thursday, notwithstanding a strong protest by New Delhi. India sternly asked Nepal not to resort …

Nepal Parliament discusses bill to alter country's map amid border disagreement with India over Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura
4 years, 7 months ago

Nepal Parliament discusses bill to alter country's map amid border disagreement with India over Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura

Firstpost  

Nepal’s Parliament on Tuesday started discussions on a Constitution amendment bill to change the country’s political map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura under its territory, amidst a border row with India. Kathmandu: Nepal’s Parliament on Tuesday started discussions on a Constitution amendment bill to change the country’s political map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura under its territory, amidst a border …

Nepal govt tables bill to alter country's map amid border dispute with India over Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura
4 years, 7 months ago

Nepal govt tables bill to alter country's map amid border dispute with India over Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura

Firstpost  

Nepal recently released the revised political and administrative map of the country laying claim over the strategically key areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura. Kathmandu: The Nepal government on Sunday tabled a Constitution amendment bill in parliament aimed at altering the country’s map amid a border dispute with India. It requires a two-thirds majority to endorse the Constitution amendment bill …

Nepal tables new bill to alter its map amidst border row with India
4 years, 7 months ago

Nepal tables new bill to alter its map amidst border row with India

Deccan Chronicle  

Kathmandu: The Nepal government on Sunday tabled a Constitution amendment bill in parliament aimed at altering the country's map amid a border dispute with India. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Shivamaya Tumbahangphe, on behalf of the government of Nepal, tabled the bill, a day after the main Opposition Nepali Congress also backed the legislation. The ties between India …

India Relieved But Cautious after Nepal Puts Revised Map on Hold with Oppn Parties Seeking More Time
4 years, 7 months ago

India Relieved But Cautious after Nepal Puts Revised Map on Hold with Oppn Parties Seeking More Time

News 18  

In what would come as some relief in the discomfort in ties between India and Nepal, the constitutional amendment bill regarding the revised map of Nepal was not introduced in its Parliament on Wedensday. “Such artificial enlargement of territorial claims will not be accepted by India,” MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava had said last week after Nepal released its revised map. …

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 …

New Nepal map is based on historical documents, says top Kathmandu official
4 years, 7 months ago

New Nepal map is based on historical documents, says top Kathmandu official

The Hindu  

Nepal’s new official map is based on historic documents dating back to the early 19th century and cannot be termed artificial, a top official in Kathmandu has said. Our position is based on the historical documents dating back to the Treaty of Sugauli of 1816, which demarcated the shape of present-day Nepal,” Mr. Bhattarai said. It was Nepal’s territory that …

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 …

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