Nepal wants “equality-based friendship”: Nepal PM

Why is it in news?
  • While addressing an extraordinary session of the Parliament, Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said Nepal wants “equality-based friendship” with India.
Details:
  • The Foreign Minister of Nepal Pradeep Kumar Gyawali would visit India on January 14 to discuss the dispute related to the border and several other issues.
  • The announcement has put an end to weeks of speculation about a breakthrough visit to help revive the relationship which was hit by the Kalapani territorial dispute.
  • The dispute erupted after India published a new political map in November 2019, claiming Kalapani area.
  • It prompted Nepal to introduce a map which claimed the Kalapani-Lipulekh-Limpiyadhura region of Pithoragarh.
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 11th Jan 2021
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