A brand new street connecting Lipulekh move with the Kailash Mansarovar route was inaugurated by India on May 8
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday expressed hope that the Nepalese management will create a optimistic atmosphere for talks on a matter associated to the border. The ministry additionally reiterated that Nepal has taken a “unilateral decision” by releasing a map incorporating a few of India’s territory.
“Revised map (by Nepal) is a unilateral decision. All matters related to border issues with Nepal will be dealt with through talks. We hope Nepalese leadership creates a positive environment for talks,” MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava mentioned.
Nepal unveiled its revised political and administrative map on Wednesday displaying India’s territories of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani as its personal.
In a swift reply, Mr Srivastava urged Kathmandu to chorus from such an “unjustified cartographic assertion” and respect India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The three territories of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani are unresolved between India and Nepal.
India and Nepal share an open border that’s 1,800 km lengthy. Nepal has mentioned it has “consistently maintained” that as per the 1816 Sugauli Treaty, “all the territories east of Kali (Mahakali) river, including Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipu Lekh, belong to Nepal.”
The Lipulekh Pass is claimed by Nepal primarily based on the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli it entered with the British colonial rulers to outline its western border with India.
Kathmandu additionally claims the extremely strategic areas of Limpiyadhura and Kalapani, though Indian troops have been deployed there since New Delhi fought a battle with China in 1962.
Nepal’s transfer to launch the brand new map got here after a brand new street was inaugurated on May Eight by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh connecting the Lipulekh move in Uttarakhand with the Kailash Mansarovar route in China. Nepal has protested in opposition to the brand new street and is claimed to be contemplating a safety publish within the space.
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