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India has started construction of a new highway through the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand, bordering the Himalayas and Nepal. Nepal reacted angrily after construction of the 80-kilometer highway began last Friday. Because of this, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened the Indian Ambassador in Kathmandu on Monday (May 11). India claims that this road, built on its own borders, will facilitate pilgrims’ journey to Manas Sarovar in Kailash. This information has come to light from a report by the NDTV media.
The Lipulekh Pass is located in the Himalaya region that borders the Chinese region of Tibet and the Uttarakhand of India. Nepal claims its southern part. India controls the area known as Kalapani. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated on Friday the construction of a 60 km highway at an altitude of 18,000 feet in the Himalayas.
After summoning the Indian ambassador on Monday, a tweet from the Nepalese Foreign Ministry said: “Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gayal informed the Indian ambassador, Binoy Mohan Khatra, about the position of the Government of Nepal on the border issue. ” After the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ambassador received a diplomatic note on the subject.
Under a treaty of 1817, Nepal demanded a special part of the Lipulekh Pass. Kathmandu condemned India’s “unilateral” decision on Saturday after road construction began. The Nepalese government said in a statement that India’s action was “contrary to the agreement reached between the two countries … in which border problems had to be resolved through dialogue.”
In response, a statement from the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the road to build was located entirely on the Indian border. The statement read: “The newly opened road in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state is entirely on the border with India. This road is being built on an existing road. Pilgrims use that road to travel to Manas Sarobar in Kailash. Low the current project, the same road is being paved to facilitate the movement of pilgrims, locals and merchants.
A statement from the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “Nepal and India have developed their own procedures to resolve border problems. Work is underway to demarcate the border with Nepal. India is committed to solving unresolved border problems in light of diplomatic talks and friendly bilateral relations with Nepal.
Note that Nepal has multiple disagreements with India and China on the border. Kathmandu protested when the Lipulekh Pass was declared a bilateral trade route by China and India in 2015.
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