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Nepal lodges protest against India over long-running border dispute
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Nepal lodges protest against India over long-running border dispute

Al Jazeera·Adam Hancock·28 days ago
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Nepal complains after India and China agree to resume a religious pilgrimage through a contested Himalayan pass. A long-running border dispute between Nepal and India has flared up after New Delhi announced the resumption of a religious pilgrimage through a contested Himalayan pass. Kathmandu’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged a protest against India on Sunday, criticising New Delhi for resuming the pilgrimage. The Lipulekh Pass, which sits where Nepal meets India and Tibet is claimed by Nepal based on the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli, which it entered into with India’s British colonial rulers to define its western border. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 India’s updated political map stirs controversy in Nepal list 2 of 3 What is the way forward in India-Nepal border dispute?…

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