Nepal Redraws Its Map — Kalapani, Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura Claimed from India

What happened

Nepal drew a new national map including territory that India controls but Nepal says is rightfully Nepali under the 1816 treaty. India rejected the map. The territory is still disputed.

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Nepal's parliament unanimously votes to redraw the national map, incorporating Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhura territories in the northwest — areas controlled by India that Nepal claims as its own under the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli. The vote triggers a diplomatic crisis with India. The territories remain under Indian control. No resolution has been reached. The map controversy became a symbol of Nepal's assertion of sovereignty and shapes the RSP government's approach to the pending border settlement commitments.

नेपालको संसदले सर्वसम्मत मतले कालापानी, लिपुलेख र लिम्पियाधुरा समावेश गरी नयाँ राष्ट्रिय नक्सा जारी गर्यो।

Why it mattered

The unanimous parliamentary vote — all parties including Maoists and NC joining — showed rare national consensus on territorial sovereignty. It raises the political stakes for any future Nepal-India border settlement, as any PM who concedes on these territories will face domestic opposition.