Neither India nor China appear sensitive to the concerns of their precariously sandwiched neighbour. Their new agreement to re-open a bilateral trade route via Lipulekh Pass which runs through Nepali territories suggests as much. The 9th point of the August 19 agreement reads: “Both sides agreed to the re-opening of border trade through the three...
Nepal-India relations seem to be souring up again, with the issue of Lipulekh back in the limelight after India and China announced the reopening of trade through the pass. How should Nepal navigate this issue to strengthen its claim on the territory? The Post’s Biken K Dawadi sat down with former ambassador of Nepal to...
If there’s a perennial truism for South Asian diplomacy, it is this: Size matters, but so does subtlety. For much of its post-independence life, India has oscillated between a benevolent big brother and a reluctant regional policeman. Meanwhile, its neighbours-be they atolls or Himalayan citadels-have finessed an entire genre of diplomatic theatrics. And if recent...
Just as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is set to embark on his visits to China and India in September, the India-China agreement stirred controversy regarding the sovereignty of the Lipulekh pass and the areas of Limpiyadhura and Kalapani. For Nepal, it is not merely a matter of geography, but an issue of sovereignty, historical...
Indo-Nepal relation had scaled a dizzy height following the invitation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Nepali counterpart, K P Oli. But it took a nose-dive again resembling a meteoric rise and fall. It happened immediately after the news of the conduction of trade between India and China through an area that does not...
Nepal has sent diplomatic notes to India 8 times in 10 years regarding the encroachment of its land in the west including Limpiyadhura, Lipulek and Kalapani and other border interference. Nepal has shocked India for the eighth time while the 7 notes sent earlier remained unanswered. It has also sent diplomatic notes to China 3...
India and China’s agreement to restart border trade through the Lipu Lekh Pass in the contested Kalapani-Lipu Lekh- Limpiyadhura region is “unexpected and unacceptable” to Nepal but Kathmandu will not let this development disrupt dialogue with India, said a leading member of Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli’s CPN-UML party. India and China took the...
Five years after the deadly clashes in the Galwan Valley that severely strained ties, India and China now appear to be moving toward normalization of relations. While the US President Donald Trump’s tariff war may have nudged the two Asian powers closer, the current thaw stems largely from sustained confidence-building measures and dialogue. For Kathmandu,...
The 70th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relationships between Nepal and China is an important milestone for both nations but it is obvious to say that Nepal has been benefitting the most from this relationship. Over the years, Nepal proved to be a reliable and trusted partner for Beijing and it is worthy to...
It is all set, but both sides have yet to officially announce the upcoming visit of Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to India. Reports indicate that the visit is scheduled for 16–17 September 2025. In this connection, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is arriving in Kathmandu on Aug 17 for a two-day visit. High-level...