Border tensions with India, Nepal releases new map

Kathmandu: Nepal's cabinet has approved a new political map following the escalating border dispute with India, in which the Indian-occupied territories of Lipolikh, Kalapani and Lampiadra have been declared part of Nepal.

According to a foreign news agency, India has shown these areas on its map for a long time, while according to Nepal, this is a violation of the 1816 Agreement.

In this regard, a meeting of the Cabinet was held at the official residence of the Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Oli, in which the Minister for Land Management, Padma Arial, presented a new political map.

According to Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gahwali, the Prime Minister said in the cabinet meeting that the government would protect the land of its forefathers while urging all leaders to exercise restraint on the issue.

On the other hand, government spokesman Yuvraj Khati Wada said that the new political map would be used in every government institution and in all textbooks.

The decision by the Nepalese government came after the Indian Ministry of Defense recently inaugurated a link road to the Chinese border through Lipolikh.