Oli reiterates Nepal will get again territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh from India

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Amid efforts to revive normalcy in bilateral relations that soured over a bitter border row, Nepal’s Prime Minister Ok P Sharma Oli mentioned on Sunday that he’ll get again the territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh from India. Oli’s remarks throughout an deal with to the National Assembly, or higher home, comes simply days forward of the Nepalese international minister’s go to to New Delhi on January 14 – the senior most political chief from Nepal to go to India after pressure in bilateral ties.
“Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh that are situated east of the Mahakali River belong to Nepal as per the Sugauli Treaty. We will get them again by diplomatic talks with India,” Oli mentioned.
“Our foreign minister will visit India on January 14 during which his discussion will be centred on the issue of the map that we have published with the inclusion of the three territories,” mentioned Oli, who had triggered the border row final yr after his authorities got here out with a brand new political map that confirmed Indian territories as a part of Nepal.
After Nepal launched the map final yr, India reacted sharply, calling it a “unilateral act” and cautioning Kathmandu that such “artificial enlargement” of territorial claims is not going to be acceptable to it.
India mentioned that Nepal’s motion violated an understanding reached between the 2 nations to resolve the boundary points by talks.
The bilateral exchanges that had stalled because of the bitter boundary dispute have been reset within the later a part of 2020 with a sequence of high-level visits, as New Delhi emphasised that it sees itself because the Himalayan nation’s “foremost friend” and improvement accomplice.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s maiden go to to Nepal in November was largely aimed toward resetting bilateral ties. Shringla met Prime Minister Oli and different prime political brass and emphasised that India and Nepal are on the identical web page and share the identical imaginative and prescient.

Shringla’s journey adopted earlier ones by Indian Army chief Gen. MM Naravane, and a whirlwind tour by Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) chief Samant Kumar Goel to Kathmandu in a bid to fix ties. Senior BJP chief and the celebration’s head of the international affairs division Vijay Chauthaiwale additionally visited Nepal in early December.
Addressing the lawmakers, Oli mentioned that his authorities has made honest efforts to strengthen bilateral ties with each India and China.
“We are working to deepen ties with India based on sovereign equality. In fact, we want to deepen the relationship with India in true sense and we should not hesitate to raise our issues of genuine concerns with India,” mentioned Oli, who is thought for his pro-Beijing leanings.
The prime minister additionally mentioned that latest high-level visits from India and China have been goodwill ones. “They came here to convey their good wishes. There is nothing to worry much about that,” he was quoted as saying by My Republica newspaper.
Oli additionally defenced his resolution to dissolve parliament, saying “I was forced to dissolve the House of the Representatives as some people in my party did not allow the government to perform well.”
President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved Parliament in December on the advice of Prime Minister Oli and introduced mid-term common election in April-May, a choice termed “unconstitutional, impulsive and autocratic” by the Opposition and dissidents within the ruling Nepal Communist Party.
Oli had earlier claimed that efforts have been being made to oust him after his authorities redrew the nation’s political map by incorporating three strategically key Indian territories.
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