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Nepal is angry about India's new Himalayan link road
[Aljazeera] Nepal has protested against India's inauguration of a Himalayan link road built in a disputed territory which falls at a strategic three-way junction with Tibet and China.India's Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated the 80-kilometre (50-mile) Lipulekh road, which will serve as the shortest route between capital New Delhi and Kailash-Mansarovar, a revered Hindu pilgrimage site in the Tibetan plateau. Nepal views the alleged incursions as a stark example of bullying by its much larger neighbour. Nepal's foreign ministry condemned India's "unilateral act" that "runs against the understanding reached between the two countries ... that a solution to boundary issues would be sought through negotiations." "The Government of Nepal has learnt with regret about the 'inauguration' yesterday by India of 'Link Road' connecting to Lipulekh (Nepal), which passes through Nepali territory," Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday. It asked New Delhi "to refrain from carrying out any activity" on the road that has triggered a fresh dispute over the strategically important territory. Related: Nepal: 2020-05-28 Fascist Modi govt threat to India's minorities, says PM Imran Nepal: 2020-05-28 Qureshi urges India to 'behave responsibly' in border dispute with China Nepal: 2020-04-28 N.Korean Slave Laborers Still Working Overseas Posted by: Besoeker 2020-05-29 |
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