India and China inched closer to the resumption of direct flights as well as Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage during discussion between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on November 18, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. "Among the steps discussed were the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrimage, data …
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 …
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 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 …
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