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Nepal Government’s spokesperson and Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Sasmit Pokharel, has said that Nepal’s position on the border dispute is clear.
India, has already rejected such claims with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday stated that “such unilateral artificial enlargement of territorial claims is untenable.”
While making public the cabinet decisions on Monday, Minister Pokharel said the disputed area belongs to Nepal and that the government remains committed to resolving the issue through diplomatic means.
“The Government of Nepal is committed about its stand on the issue. The Foreign Ministry had already issued a note regarding it and there has been response from the Indian side as well. The Government of Nepal, regarding the dispute of the territory- is committed that it belongs to Nepal and is a Nepali territory, it already has been said in the press note. It is an issue that can be resolved through dialogue between India and Nepal,” Pokhrel said.
India recently opened the route to the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage via Lipulekh Pass. The pilgrimage, organised by the Government of India, is scheduled to operate from June to August 2026.
Earlier on Sunday, India rejected Nepal’s recent territorial claims over Lipulekh Pass, terming the unilateral artificial enlargement as “untenable” as Kathmandu objected to the Kailash Mansarovar route being undertaken through the region.
MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in response to media queries regarding comments made by the Foreign Ministry of Nepal on the border issue in the context of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra that India’s position in this regard had been consistent and clear.
“Lipulekh Pass has been a long-standing route for the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra since 1954, and the Yatra through this route has been going on for decades. This is not a new development”, he said.
-TIN Bureau