Nepal, which unlike its neighbours was never under European colonial rule, locates its claims on Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulekh in the 1816 Sugauli treaty with the British Raj. However, the ...

Nepal’s foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali points to a map of Nepal during an interview with the in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

Nepal’s council of ministers had approved the map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as part of Nepalese territory during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday.