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**Headline: Nepal Angered by India-China Border Trade Agreement Over Disputed Territory**

**NEW DELHI, August 23, 2025** – Nepal has expressed strong displeasure over India and China’s agreement to resume border trade through the Lipu Lekh Pass, a region claimed by Nepal. The agreement, reached during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent visit to Delhi, has been deemed “unexpected and unacceptable” by a leading member of Nepal’s ruling CPN-UML party.

Pradeep Gyawali, former Foreign Minister and CPN-UML deputy general secretary, stated that Nepal had repeatedly informed India of its position that Lipu Lekh is part of Nepalese sovereign territory, referencing the Treaty of Sugauli. He indicated Nepal would issue a diplomatic note on the matter.

The contested area of Kalapani-Lipu Lekh-Limpiyadhura has been a source of tension between Nepal and India for years. Nepal has even updated its national insignia to reflect its territorial claim.

While India maintains that border trade through Lipu Lekh has historical precedence and that Nepal’s territorial claims lack justification, Nepal insists on its sovereign rights. Despite the disagreement, Nepal is keen on maintaining diplomatic ties.

The development comes as India has extended an invitation to Nepali Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli to visit Delhi. While Oli recently visited China and will be attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, his visit to India is expected to go forward despite the border dispute.

Gyawali affirmed that this issue would not derail Prime Minister Oli’s plans to visit India, and will discuss the border issue at that time.

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