Nepal India border dispute full explained, Can Nepal take back it's area from India,
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Nepal India border dispute full explained, Can Nepal take back it's area from India
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nepal and India have become caught up in a border dispute, following competing territorial claims by both sides over controversial land in the Himalayan region. The latest diplomatic spat between the two countries began to escalate after New Delhi announced on May 8 the inauguration of an 80-kilometer-long (50-mile) road that passes through Lipu Lekh,
a disputed area that lies at a strategic three-way junction with Tibet and China. The unilaterally built motorway links India's Uttarakhand State to Tibet's Kailash Mansarovar via the Lipu Lekh Pass, a territory historically claimed by Nepal and considered one of the shortest and most practicable trade routes between India and China.
The small Himalayan nation challenged India's inauguration of the road, viewing the move as another example of bullying by its much larger neighbor.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nepal and India have become caught up in a border dispute, following competing territorial claims by both sides over controversial land in the Himalayan region. The latest diplomatic spat between the two countries began to escalate after New Delhi announced on May 8 the inauguration of an 80-kilometer-long (50-mile) road that passes through Lipu Lekh,
a disputed area that lies at a strategic three-way junction with Tibet and China. The unilaterally built motorway links India's Uttarakhand State to Tibet's Kailash Mansarovar via the Lipu Lekh Pass, a territory historically claimed by Nepal and considered one of the shortest and most practicable trade routes between India and China.
The small Himalayan nation challenged India's inauguration of the road, viewing the move as another example of bullying by its much larger neighbor.