'No clear info': Nepal PM claims Indian territory, but 'loses' 210-year-old treaty papers
Nepal's foreign minister announced that the country might have misplaced the original Sugauli Treaty papers, which played a critical role in establishing its borders with British India after the Anglo-Nepalese War. This comes at a time when border disputes with India have intensified. The government plans to systematically assess numerous international agreements, seeking to amend or renew any…
Kathmandu maintains that Nepal lost the original Treaty of Sugauli in 1816, a document crucial to defining Nepal's boundaries with British India, but Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal told Parliament that the government lacks clarity on the matter. The Sugauli Treaty, signed after the Anglo-Nepalese War, ceded significant territories to the British East India Company and set the basis for Nepal's boundary with British India.
Nepal now claims Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani as its territories, while India maintains these regions as part of its territory. The issue resurfaced after Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah expressed concerns over alleged encroachments with India. Both nations agreed to examine the issue through historians, surveyors and territorial experts, with Nepal also calling for the UK's involvement due to its historical role in shaping the region's borders.
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