Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies II: India and its neighbourhood- relations. What’s the ongoing story: The Balen Shah-led government in Kathmandu, just over a month old, has objected to India and China planning to conduct the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Lipulekh pass. • Why Balen Shah-led government in Kathmandu has objected to India and China planning to conduct the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Lipulekh pass? • Map Work-Lipulekh pass, Nathula Pass, Lake Manasarovar, Mahakali River, Mount Kailash Limpiadhura, Kalapani, Indian states bordering Nepal, China-Nepal border. • What is the importance of Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra? • Know the cultural, economic, and strategic implications of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra • Treaty of Sugauli, 1816-what you know about the same? Story continues below this ad • How much land did Nepal lose in the Sugauli Treaty? • Why is the Treaty of Sugauli important?…