CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Nepal’s objection then was the inclusion of Kalapani in the map, in which it is shown as part of Uttarakhand. The area falls in the trijunction between India, China and Nepal.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Nepalese protests regarding the Kalapani territory started in 1997, after India and China agreed to reopen the Lipulekh pass. Since that time, Nepalese maps have shown the area up to the Kalapani river, measuring 35 square kilometres, as part of Nepal’s Darchula District.

Detailed explanation-3: -The border between India and Nepal is marked by the Kali River in the Kalapani region.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kalapani is the area in the Darchula district of the Sudurpaschim province of Nepal that borders the eastern front of Uttarakhand in India. The area lies in the southern half of the Kalapani river basin or on the banks of the Mahakali river.

Detailed explanation-5: -To sum it up, the main cause of the dispute is in the diverging interpretations of the origins of the Kali river. While Nepal’s claim of the territory east of Kali is based on the Limpiyadhura origin, India says the river actually takes the name Kali near Kalapani.