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Explained: What's In A Map That Triggered India-Nepal Flare-up

Nepal decided to publish new maps which will include areas of dispute with India. The country's PM said that diplomatic efforts will be made to bring back the territories.

Explained: What's In A Map That Triggered India-Nepal Flare-up
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The coronavirus pandemic may have blurred international boundaries and shrunk the world into one big infirmary, but not so much for Nepal, one of India바카라™s neighbours and closest allies for decades. In fact, the Himalayan country has touched off a raw nerve by deciding to publish new maps which will include areas of dispute with India. And for good measure, the Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Oli declared that the 바카라œIndian virus looks more lethal than Chinese and Italian.바카라 This round of acrimony began at the Federal Parliament of Nepal recently where the country바카라™s President Bidhya Devi Bhandari made the announcement about the new maps that will incorporate all the disputed territories바카라”Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulekh.

Last year, New Delhi published a new map that showed Kalapani within its borders, a move protested by Kathmandu. India and Nepal share an 1,800 km open border. Nepal said it has 바카라œconsistently maintained바카라 that as per the Sugauli Treaty of 1816, 바카라œall the territories east of Kali (Mahakali) river, including Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulekh, belong to Nepal바카라.

The Lipulekh Pass is claimed by Nepal based on the Treaty of Sugauli it entered with the British colonial rulers to define its western border with India. Kathmandu also claims the highly strategic areas of Limpiyadhura and Kalapani, although Indian troops have been deployed there since New Delhi fought a war with China in 1962.

Later, speaking in the Parliament, Oli held India responsible for the spread of COVID­19 in Nepal and said the infection was 바카라œmore lethal바카라 among the people coming from the neighbouring country. 바카라œThose who are coming from India through illegal channels are spreading the virus in the country and some local representatives and party leaders are responsible for bringing in people from India without proper testing.바카라

바카라œIt has become very difficult to contain Covid­19 due to the flow of people. A chunk of the area in green is the source of a long discord between Nepal and India from outside. Indian virus looks more lethal than Chinese and Italian now. More are getting infected,바카라 he was quoted as saying.

In the same speech, Oli reiterated his country바카라™s claim on Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapanias after his cabinet endorsed a new map showing parts of India under its territory. While answering a question by the parliamentarians regarding the issue, Oli said that diplomatic efforts will be made to bring back the territories. 바카라œAs Prime Minister of the incumbent government, I want to appraise the honourable house that the issue of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani won바카라™t be covered up, a conclusion will be drawn regarding it. We won바카라™t let this issue fade out and it will be sorted out through diplomatic talks making concrete efforts and the territories will be reclaimed,바카라 Oli said.

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