April 2 ,2022: India and Nepal on Saturday discussed the Kalapani border dispute, said visiting Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in New Delhi. Addressing the media after holding bilateral talks, Mr. Deuba jointly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first cross border rail link between India and Nepal as India welcomed Nepal into the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
“We discussed the boundary issue and I urged Modiji to resolve it through the establishment of a bilateral mechanism,” said Mr. Deuba. The visit of the Nepalese leader is the first since the Kalapani boundary issue erupted in November 2019 after the revised political map of India depicted the triangular area of Kalapani-Lipulek-Limpiyadhura within the territory of Uttarakhand. Kathmandu responded by placing a revised political map of the country in the national insignia of Nepal. Both sides were expected to address the issue under a mechanism led by the Foreign Secretaries but that meeting is yet to be announced.
The two leaders inaugurated the Jaynagar-Kurtha rail link that will establish rail connectivity to Janakpur in Nepal. India also launched the RuPay card facility in Nepal during the formal ceremony held at the Hyderabad House.
