Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali on Sunday told The Hindu that the country will intensify security along the border with India. His...
Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali on Sunday told The Hindu that the country will intensify security along the border with India. His remark came two days after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a new route for the Kailash Mansarovar yatra via the Lipulekh pass, which Nepal claims is part of its territory.
The link road is expected to help pilgrims visiting Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet by significantly reducing the travel time. Lipulekh pass is a far western point near Kalapani, a disputed border area between Nepal and India. Both the countries claim Kalapani as an integral part of their territory – India as part of Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district and Nepal as part of Darchula district.
“The number of border posts on our side is less when compared to the security arrangement on the Indian side,” he told the newspaper. “We have approximately 120 border posts at present and are planning to increase the numbers in the future.”
Gyawali said that the link road inaugurated by India 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...
