Nepal Has Also Encroached upon Indian Territory, Says PM Balendra Shah
Shah said 97% of the India-Nepal border is settled and urged historians, surveyors and experts to review the remaining disputes.
- On Sunday, May 31, 2026, Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah told Parliament that Nepal has encroached upon Indian territories, marking the first public acknowledgment by a Nepali head of government.
- Longstanding disputes over the Kalapani-Limpiadhura-Lipulekh region have intensified after Kathmandu objected to the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra route through the disputed Lipulekh Pass, which India termed an "unilateral artificial enlargement."
- Despite Shah's claims, geographer Buddhi Narayan Shrestha rejected the assertion, noting that about 97 per cent of boundary issues are already settled between the two nations.
- Opposition lawmakers including Nepal Communist Party lawmaker Ramesh Malla demanded clarification in the House, warning that the Prime Minister's remarks could damage national integrity and seeking their removal from the record.
- Government officials reiterated plans to resolve disputes through diplomatic channels, with discussions involving China and the United Kingdom regarding the historical origins of the boundary dispute.
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PM Balen Shah's "Nepal Encroached India Too" Remark Triggers Row At Home
Nepal and India share a long and open border, much of which was defined by the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli. However, mapping remains incomplete in areas such as Susta and Limpiyadhura-Lipulekh-Kalapani.
'India Encroached On Nepal, Nepal Encroached On India Too': Balen Shah’s First Parliament Speech Stirs Fresh Dispute Over Lipulekh, Kalapani
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Balen Shah's Sunday address to the Nepali Parliament has revived the decades-old border disagreement between India and Nepal. During his address, Shah stated that both Kathmandu and New Delhi had strayed onto each other’s land, drawing massive crit
Balen Shah's 'Nepal encroached India's territories' remark triggers row. What did he actually say?
Nepal's newly sworn in Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Sunday triggered a controversy after he said that the Himalayan nation has also "encroached" India's territories. His remarks have reignited the dispute over borders between the two countries. The rapper-turned-politician was speaking during his maiden appearance in the Parliament when he made the remarks. He said Nepal has officially sent a diplomatic note to India over encroachment of terr…
PM Balen Shah says Nepal-India border row not one sided, both 'encroach' on each other's territory
Shah says China, UK should also be involved in dispute. Nepal foreign ministry later says remarks don't alter longstanding position on disputed territories of Kalapani, Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura.
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