Nepal on Sunday requested India to cease the “unilateral construction and expansion” of roads in its space east of the Kali River, however avoided registering a proper diplomatic protest.
This comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the extension of the street within the Lipulekh area, which Nepal claims as its personal. While addressing an election rally organized by BJP in Haldwani, Uttarakhand on December 30, Modi had introduced that his authorities was forward. Widening of the street inbuilt Lipulekhi In Uttarakhand.
Nepal’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting and cupboard spokesperson Gyanendra Bahadur Karki mentioned the areas east of the Kali river together with Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani are an integral a part of Nepal and any building or growth of roads there by India needs to be stopped.
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“Any dispute on the border between Nepal and India should be resolved through diplomatic channels on the basis of historical documents, maps and documents, in the spirit of the bilateral relations that exist between the two countries,” Karki mentioned.
Nepal’s response comes a day after India insisted that the continued building fell inside Indian territory, however proposed that any disputes may very well be resolved by way of dialogue within the spirit of bilateral friendship.
The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu mentioned on Saturday that India’s place on its border with Nepal is well-known, constant and clear, Responding to media queries on current reviews and statements in Nepal on the query of the India-Nepal border, the Indian Embassy spokesperson mentioned: “The place of the Government of India on the Indo-Nepal border is well-known, constant and clear. The info has been given to the Government of Nepal.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
