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Oli move on Nepal map hints at softer stand
Why is it in news?
- The PM of Nepal shared old map which does not show the region of Kalapani-Lipulekh-Limpiyadhura as a part of Nepal, which is part of India’s Pithoragarh district.
Background:
- Treaty of Sagauli 1816: It had considered this area as a part of Nepal. However, this understanding was changed subsequently.
- Practice during British Rule: Since 1870s itself the Survey of India showed this as part of India and the Nepalese kings never objected to it.
- Establishment of Constitutional Democracy in Nepal in 2008: After the start of Constitutional democracy in Nepal, its leadership has considered the area as disputed.
- 2015 India – China Trade Deal: It showed Lipulekh as one the trading pass between India and China. Nepal protested it as against its sovereignty.
- New Political Map of India 2019: Made after the bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) showed Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura as part of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand state Nepal protested strongly.
- Inauguration of road at Lipulekh to Mansarovar in May 2020: Nepal considered the decision to be unilateral and the subsequent inauguration of road further added fuel to the fire.