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India connected Tuesday categorically rejected immoderate relation for 3rd parties to resoluteness its bound enactment with Nepal, days aft Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah sought engagement of China and the U.K. to code the long-standing dispute.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said some sides person established bilateral mechanisms to woody with each aspects of the borderline contented and that adjacent to 98% of the India-Nepal bound has been demarcated.
Mr. Shah, the rapper-turned-politician, said successful Nepalese Parliament connected Sunday (May 31, 2026) that isolated from discussions with India connected the borderline dispute, Nepal was successful interaction with China and Britain arsenic well.
"Since this occupation dates from the clip erstwhile British India near the region, it is our presumption that England should beryllium progressive successful this matter," helium said.
Nepal and India person had an aged bound quality implicit Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani. India has consistently maintained that the territories are portion of Uttarakhand.
"We person established bilateral mechanisms to woody with each aspects of bound matters. It should beryllium wide to each acrophobic that determination is nary relation for immoderate 3rd parties successful a bilateral substance betwixt India and Nepal," Mr. Jaiswal said astatine his play media briefing.
The External Affairs Ministry spokesperson's effect came erstwhile asked astir Mr. Shah's comments.
"We person seen the remarks of the premier curate of Nepal concerning India-Nepal bound arsenic good arsenic the consequent connection issued by Nepali overseas ministry connected this matter," Mr. Jaiswal said.
"While adjacent to 98% of the India-Nepal bound has been demarcated, determination are immoderate unresolved segments. The shifting of the people of the Gandak stream has resulted successful this situation," helium said.
"In addition, determination are cases of cross-border concern and encroachment of No-Man's onshore successful demarcated segments of the bound which are presently being mapped jointly," helium added.
In his comments, Mr. Shah had besides acknowledged that Nepal has "encroached" connected Indian territories.
