India rejects Nepal’s objection to Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Lipulekh Pass

India connected Sunday (May 3, 2026) trashed Nepal's objection to behaviour of upcoming Kailash Mansarovar Yatra done the decades-old way of Lipulekh Pass successful Uttarakhand and asserted that specified "unilateral artificial enlargement" of territorial claims is "untenable".

New Delhi's crisp absorption came hours aft the Nepal Foreign Ministry issued a connection powerfully objecting to India and China making preparations for the yearly pilgrimage via Lipulekh Pass without consulting Kathmandu, which claims the portion belongs to it.