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Why PM Balendra Shah's Nepal-India border ‘encroachment’ remarks sparked debates

NEPAL-POLITICS

FILE PHOTO - Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah (C) arrives to attend a parliament session in Kathmandu. Source: AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP

Widespread discussion has been sparked after Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah told parliament on Sunday, May 31, that “Nepal had also encroached on India's territory”. His remarks came in response to a question from MP Aaren Rai, who raised concerns about the long-standing border dispute in Kalapani-Limpiyadhura and other contested areas.


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Widespread discussion has been sparked after Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah told parliament on Sunday, May 31, that “Nepal had also encroached on India's territory”. His remarks came in response to a question from MP Aaren Rai, who raised concerns about the long-standing border dispute in Kalapani-Limpiyadhura and other contested areas.


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