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 …
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 …
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 …
New Delhi: Amid a row over Rahul Gandhi’s Kailash Mansarovar visit last year after the Congress chief on Friday said he had also met Chinese ministers during his trip, Beijing’s envoy said all Indian pilgrims were welcome to the country. “The Chinese government, the Chinese side will welcome all pilgrims from India,” Chinese envoy Luo Zhaohui said, in response to …
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