New Delhi: Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday mentioned that the nation’s authorities is able to take again the “disputed land currently occupied by India”. During the Budget presentation, Deuba mentioned that his authorities is dedicated to defending the land that belongs to Nepal, IANS reported. He mentioned that because the challenge is delicate, the federal government will resolve the problem via talks and diplomatic means whereas asserting that Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhura belong to Nepal. Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Oli, whereas addressing the House on Friday, criticised the Deuba authorities for ‘failing to take again the land occupied by India’.
There has been a boundary dispute over the Kalapani space between Nepal and India for a very long time and the bilateral relations hit the underside low after the Okay.P. Oli authorities in 2020 May unveiled a brand new political map incorporating Kalpani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhura that are all Indian territories.
According to the IANS report, India had rejected the unilateral territorial extension by Nepal as a “cartographic assertion” and known as Nepal to settle the dispute via established diplomatic mechanisms.
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Deuba mentioned that relations with India are multidimensional and areas of cooperation are various.
“We are pursuing the policy of non-alignment while conducting our foreign relations. While keeping the national interest, mutual benefits and respect, the government is committed to strengthening and seeping its relations with neighbours and all friendly nations. And the government is also committed to protecting the land belonging to Nepal,” IANS quoted Deuba replying to Oli.
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