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Kalapani row: Nepal to deploy more forces on India border, says Foreign Minister Gyawali
Kallol Bhattacharjee
MAY 10, 2020 22:57 IST
UPDATED: MAY 10, 2020 22:57 IST

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• border with India, Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali told The Hindu on Sunday.
  
  Also read: Nepal SC asks govt to furnish country’s historical map relating to Kalapani border issue
  
  The senior minister said Kathmandu expects India to avoid any unilateral measures in the Kalapani region and remain committed to the ‘fixed border’ principle as agreed during the past official talks.
  
  “The number of border posts on our side is less when compared to the security arrangement on the Indian side. We have approximately 120 border posts at present and are planning to increase the numbers in the future,” said Mr. Gyawali said over the phone from Kathmandu.
  
  
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  Nepal’s decision follows protests in Kathmandu on Saturday after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated a link road to Lipulekh pass that will reduce the travel time for pilgrims to Kailash Mansarovar region.
  
  In a strongly worded statement, Nepal’s Foreign Ministry had said the decision to build the road through territory that it claims is a breach of an agreement reached between the two countries to discuss the matter.
  
  Earlier responding to questions in the Nepali parliament on Sunday, Mr. Gyawali said the government of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli was committed to protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Nepal.
  
  He said India “should refrain from further activities in the region”.
  
  The Kalapani region is claimed by Nepal but India has been maintaining that the new political map of 2019 has shown the territory “accurately” as part of Uttarakhand.
  
  Mr Gyawali told The Hindu that Nepal had sent a diplomatic note of protest in 2015 to India and China when both countries discussed opening of a border trading post at Lipulekh pass.
  
  “During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China in 2015 both countries decided on building a border trading point without even informing Nepal, prompting us to protest,” the Minister said.
  
  Reflecting Nepal’s official position, Mr. Gyawali said the link road has been built in the territory that historically belongs to Nepal.
  
  “As per the Sugauli Treaty of 1816, the territory to the east of the Mahakali river belongs to Nepal and both sides had agreed way back in 1988 to follow the principle of ‘fixed border’ in determining the border of Nepal,” Mr Gyawali said.
  
  The principle of ‘fixed border’, the Minister said, was agreed to deal with the areas where the border is determined by the course of rivers. He added, “By the principle of fixed border we will determine the border based on the course of the rivers in the 19th century maps and not on the basis of contemporary human settlements.”
  
  Nepal Communist Party's Co-Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ also told the Nepali parliament that Nepal should go beyond diplomatic means in settling the border dispute with India.
  
  Mr. Gyawali however maintained that Kathmandu favoured a diplomatic settlement of the issue and said he had asked New Delhi for an early resumption of Foreign Secretary-level talks.
  
  “The Kalapani dispute on the western front of Nepal is a historical burden and we want to settle it at the earliest through diplomatic means according to the wishes of the people of Nepal and the spirit of historical ties with India,” he said.
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[Joe Shearer]

Very clearly, an effective foreign policy, and useful relations with neighbouring states, has little to do with flamboyant hugging of foreign leaders and a posture constantly in awkward alignment with cameras with the press corps. Perhaps some day, our genius leadership will take this painful truth on board, and perhaps from that day onwards, we may expect some rationality in our diplomatic decisions.

 

[nang2]

China only offers herself as an alternative of India to those countries. India simply finds herself need to work harder to win them and nobody likes to work harder just to maintain the status quo.

 

[Pakistani E]

Very clearly, an effective foreign policy, and useful relations with neighbouring states, has little to do with flamboyant hugging of foreign leaders and a posture constantly in awkward alignment with cameras with the press corps. Perhaps some day, our genius leadership will take this painful truth on board, and perhaps from that day onwards, we may expect some rationality in our diplomatic decisions.

I am genuinely baffled at this. What is behind this move exactly? Is Modi's rating going down that he needs to instigate another border dispute and pull off a last minute diplomatic victory to prove his great brinkmanship?

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

Its the later india is like a jealous female

 

[Joe Shearer]

I am genuinely baffled at this. What is behind this move exactly? Is Modi's rating going down that he needs to instigate another border dispute and pull off a last minute diplomatic victory to prove his great brinkmanship?

Just clumsy half-baked actions.

Some time ago, China and India agreed on some border-related measures, specifically connected to the passage of Indian pilgrims to Manasarowar, the holy lake below Mt. Kailash. Some additional facilities were to be offered, some additional infrastructure was to be installed. In a singularly thick-skinned move, neither of these powers bothered to consult Nepal, even though one of the designated paths lay right on the border between India and Nepal.

It was in pursuance of this agreement that the Indian government put down an all-weather road and a new check-post at what they thought was the last point of their land, and on the border with China. Again, no one bothered to consult the Nepalis.

This anger on the part of the Nepalis was triggered by the building of the path, and of the checkpost.

 

[Bilal9]

Very clearly, an effective foreign policy, and useful relations with neighbouring states, has little to do with flamboyant hugging of foreign leaders and a posture constantly in awkward alignment with cameras with the press corps. Perhaps some day, our genius leadership will take this painful truth on board, and perhaps from that day onwards, we may expect some rationality in our diplomatic decisions.

Truly sad Dada. And on top of this, even going by Hindutva principles, Nepal is a India-friendly majority co-religionist Hindu state. They are a textbook Hindu-Rashtra if ever there was one and a steward of some of the holiest ancient Hindu pilgrimage sites.

SMH in disbelief.

 

[TheGreatMaratha]

India should have consulted Nepal prior to building the road. Nepalis already don't have a positive perception of India. This will only send Nepal closer to China. I hope our government takes the necessary diplomatic steps and assuages Nepal.

 

[Dalit]

India should have consulted Nepal prior to building the road. Nepalis already don't have a positive perception of India. This will only send Nepal closer to China. I hope our government takes the necessary diplomatic steps and assuage Nepal.

Stop importing Nepalese women for mass abuse as a start.

 

[Taimoor Khan]

Nepal Communist Party's Co-Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ also told the Nepali parliament that Nepal should go beyond diplomatic means in settling the border dispute with India.


Interesting.

 

[Mad Scientist 2.0]

Stop importing Nepalese women for mass abuse as a start.

They come willingly as per my experience in India as they have nothing to live for in Nepal even in Indian govt posts there are special quota for them .

 

[PakSword]

Tanzanian President John Magafuli who has a doctorate in Chemistry, says that WHO has conspired with China to turn the COVID19 crisis into a business opportunity. The faulty Chinese kits are mostly returning positive results.

Tanzania suspected that Chinese COVID19 testing kits supplied by WHO are faulty. So, President John Magufuli devised a plan. He sent samples from sheep, goat, papaya, engine oil etc. to the lab and labelled them as human samples. Some returned as positive!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1260032465764118528

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...oronavirus-kits-after-goat-test-idUSKBN22F0KF

President queries Tanzania coronavirus kits after goat test Positive !

How is this post relevant?

 

[Mighty Lion]

Answer is neither.
Nepal govt has been mentioning Lipulekh and Kalapani issues every couple of years since 1996.
https://idsa.in/idsacomments/ControversyoverLipu-LekhPass_nnayak_080615

 

[Crystal-Clear]

Answer is neither.
Nepal govt has been mentioning Lipulekh and Kalapani issues every couple of years since 1996.
https://idsa.in/idsacomments/ControversyoverLipu-LekhPass_nnayak_080615

now they could replace india with China and filthy hindutva government of india will surely let it happen .

 

[Yaseen1]

many factories are planning to move to india from china so it is better for china to attack india and cause maximium damage to their infrastructure forcing these factories to revisit their plan