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Nepal India Bilateral Relation: Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has given a big statement to resolve the ongoing dispute regarding Lipulekh Pass. He said on Sunday that Nepal wants to resolve its border dispute with India with an open heart. Khanal gave this statement while talking to journalists. He said that Nepal wants to resolve issues with India through diplomacy.
Khanal said in his statement that we see India with an open heart, clear vision and a transparent agenda. This should include economic development transformation of Nepal.
The statement of Nepal’s Foreign Minister has come amid the controversy, when Kathmandu had expressed concern over the decision to restart relations and trade routes between India and China. In fact, last year, India and China had announced the resumption of direct flights, visas and Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in an effort to improve relations again.
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What is Nepal’s claim?
Here, Nepal, sandwiched between India and China, had raised objection. A statement was also given by Kathmandu especially regarding Kalapani and Lipulekh area. Khanal says that pilgrimages take place from different borders. The main concern is regarding the use of Kalapani and Lipulekh areas by India and China. Nepal says that this land is ours. Without the consent of Nepal, both the countries cannot make those agreements on their own.
Nepal said in its claim that Lipulekh Pass has been a subject of dispute between India and Nepal for a long time. This controversy increased further in 2020, when Nepal released a political map. In this, Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulekh have been shown as Nepali areas. Nepal says that this is its territory as stipulated in the Sugauli Treaty of 1816.
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India rejected Nepal’s claims
However, in a change in 1865, the British administration in India shifted the border near Lipulekh to the watershed of the Kalapani stream. It later came to be known as Kalapani area. After independence from the British Raj, these areas came into India. Here, India has completely rejected these claims of Nepal. Nepal’s unilateral and unfair action regarding the 2020 map has also been condemned. New Delhi says that this part belongs to Uttarakhand. After the India-China war of 1962, India also claims these areas on the basis of control and administration. However, on this entire dispute, the Ministry of External Affairs of India has said that India is committed to resolve this issue through peace and diplomacy.