India Rejects Third-Party Mediation on Border Dispute with Nepal
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- India has strongly rejected Nepal's request for UK intervention in the India-Nepal border dispute, calling it a bilateral issue with established mechanisms for resolution.
- Nepal's PM had suggested UK mediation, citing the dispute's origins during British rule.
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Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah requested UK intervention in the India-Nepal border dispute, suggesting the UK should mediate as the issue originated during British rule. India's government has rejected this, emphasizing bilateral resolution mechanisms.
After Nepal PM Balendra Shah sought UK’s intervention in the India-Nepal border dispute, the Indian govt Tuesday strongly rejected any third-party mediation on what it described as a bilateral issue.
Speaking in Parliament on Sunday, Shah had said London should take an interest in resolving the dispute as it originated during the times of British rule.
“We have established bilateral mechanisms to deal with all aspects of boundary matters. It should be clear to all concerned there is no role for any third parties in a bilateral matter between India and Nepal,” said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, replying to media queries.
He said India had taken note of Shah’s remarks, in which he had said both India and Nepal had encroached on each other’s land, and the subsequent clarification by the Nepal foreign ministry.
“The shifting of Gandak river’s course has resulted in this situation. In addition, there are cases of cross-border occupation and encroachment of no man’s land in demarcated segments of the boundary which are currently being mapped jointly.”
أسئلة مفتوحة
- What specific clarification did the Nepal foreign ministry issue?
- What are the details of the 'bilateral mechanisms' India refers to for boundary matters?
- What is the current status of the joint mapping of the boundary segments?
- What is the historical context of the Gandak river's course shifting and its impact on the border?
