Nepal protests India-China reopening of a disputed Himalayan pilgrimage route, escalating a decades-long border conflict over Lipulekh Pass.
Key takeaways
- Nepal Officially Protests India-China Agreement on Contested Himalayan Pilgrimage Route
- Nepal has lodged a sharp diplomatic protest after India and China announced plans to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, a major Hindu pilgrimage that passes through ...
- The Lipulekh Pass sits at the tri-junction of Nepal, India, and China, but Kathmandu insists it falls within its northwestern district of Darchula. Nepal’s Ministry of...
- The timing is contentious. India and China announced the reopening of the route less than a week after stalled border talks between Nepal and India ended in deadlock. ...
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