Nepal plans to launch new Rs 100 currency note featuring disputed territories with India
- In Reports
- 03:22 PM, May 04, 2024
- Myind Staff
Nepal has announced the printing of a new Rs 100 currency note featuring a map that includes the disputed territories of Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura, and Kalapani. India has criticized the move, labeling it as "artificial enlargement" and "untenable".
Government spokesperson Rekha Sharma reported that the council of ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda', made a decision to print the new map of Nepal, which includes Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura, and Kalapani, on the Rs 100 denomination banknotes.
According to reports, Minister for Information and Communication Rekha Sharma stated that the cabinet approved the redesign of the Rs 100 banknote, replacing the old map with a new one during meetings held on April 25 and May 2.
Nepal completed the process of updating its political map on June 18, 2020, by incorporating three strategically important areas - Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura - through an amendment to its Constitution. This move was sharply reacted to by India, which termed it a "unilateral act" and criticized the "artificial enlargement" of territorial claims by Nepal.
India asserts that Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura belong to it.
Nepal shares a border of over 1,850 km with five Indian states - Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
During his visit to India in June 2023, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to resolve the boundary dispute in the spirit of friendship.
Currently, India and Nepal are embroiled in border disputes over the Kalapani-Limpiyadhura-Lipulekh trijunction between India, Nepal, and China, as well as the Susta area in the West Champaran district of Bihar.
Kalapani, a valley administered by India as part of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, lies on the Kailash Mansarovar route.
The Kali River in the Kalapani region serves as the boundary between India and Nepal. Discrepancies in locating the river's source have led to boundary disputes between the two countries, with each presenting maps to support their claims.
Disputes in the Susta area primarily stem from the Gandak river's change of course. Susta is situated on the banks of the Gandak river, known as the Narayani river in Nepal, which eventually merges into the Ganges near Patna in Bihar.
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