Nepal’s new official map is “artificial” and unacceptable to India
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Ministry of External Affairs has claimed that Nepal’s new official map is “artificial” and unacceptable to India.
Key takeaways:
Nepal’s new political map claimed Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh of Uttarakhand as part of its sovereign territory.
Nepal claims that India has encroached upon this area, claiming tracts of land, and wants Delhi to evacuate population from the location
Nepal has been on a collision course with India since Defence Minister has inaugurated a link road to Tibet on May 8th.
The newly inaugurated Darchula-Lipulekh link road passes through the disputed region and will cut travelling time to Mansarovar pilgrimage destinations. Nepal asserts the area belongs to it.
Important value additions:
India had published a new map on November 2, 2019, representing the political boundaries of the country which showed the status of the newly created Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The same map also showed the region of Kalapani as part of the Indian territory.
Nepal, however, maintains that not just the Kalapani region, but Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh are parts of its territory as demarcated in the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli
