हामी नेपाली, बीर गोर्खाली अरुका सिमा रक्च्या गर्न बहादुर छौ तर हाम्रो सीमाको बारेमा पनि अब केहि बोल्ने कि ?

मे २१ मा भारत र चिन बिच भएको लिपु लेक मार्गलाई खोलेर ब्यापारिक मार्गको रुपमा प्रयोग गर्ने सम्झौता बिरुद्ध  नेपालीहरुको यत्रो बिरोध हुदापनि भारत र चिनले  ठाडो कान लगाएका छैनन् | नेपाल सरकारल गम्भीर रुपमा लिएर छलफल गरिदैछ , दुवै देश संग बार्ता गरिन्छ भन्ने , नेपालबाट भारत जाने नेता, मन्त्रिहरु कुरा गरे भन्दै लिपुलेकको मुद्दा थामथुम पारेर आफ्नो कोहि सरकार जोगाउने, कोहि कुर्शी हत्याउने दाउमा भएको भान हुन्छ ।

सम्बन्धित अधिकारीहरु  नेपालका सडक, गल्लि देखि बिश्वभरबाट नेपालीले सामाजिक संजालमा गरिएको बिरोध मत्थर मात्रगर्ने खालका गोलमटोल कुरा गर्ने  तर समस्या सुल्झाउने आँट कसैले देखाएको पाइदैन ।

आउनुस सबै नेपली जनता लिपुलेक, कालापानी नेपालको भूभाग नेपालले पाउनु पर्छ भन्ने आवाज अन्तरास्ट्रिय समुदाय , भारत, चीनलाइ देखाइदिम ।

यो सम्पूर्ण हस्ताक्च्यर संकलन भएपछि १ महिना भित्र भारतीय प्रधानमन्त्री मोदी र चीनका रास्ट्रपति जिन पिन र संयुक्त रास्ट्र संघ पठाइने छ । कृपया तपाई ले साइन गरेर आफ्नो फेसबुक वालमा सेयरगरि सबैलाई साइन गर्न आव्हान गरौ ।

साइन गर्ने तरिका : यो दायाँतिर Sign लेखेको  रातो बटममा क्लिक गर्ने र केवल आफ्नो नाम र इमेल एड्रेस लेख्ने हो ।

लिपुलेक बिबाद बारे सम्पूर्ण जानकारीका लागि यहाँ क्लिक गर्नुह्स

जय मातृभूमि , जय नेपाल

Nullify the Sino-Indian border trade through Lipulekh Pass disregards Nepal’s sovereign rights.

According to the joint statement issued on May 15 in Beijing during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China, the two countries have agreed to expand border trade through Lipu-Lekh Pass. The 28th point of the joint communiqué states that ‘the two sides agreed to hold negotiation on augmenting the list of traded commodities, and expand border trade at the Lipu-Lekh Pass.’

The main intention of the joint communiqué is to recognize and enhance border areas co-operation through border trade, pilgrimage by people of the two countries. It also agreed to effectively promote mutual trust, and broaden co-operation, so as to transform the border into a bridge of cooperation and exchange.

 From Nepali perspective, there could be a question as to whether India and China needed to obtain Nepal’s consent to expand border trade at Lipu-Lekh Pass, a Far-Western point of Nepal, which Nepal claims to be a part of its territory. The Lipulekh Pass is located at the Nepal-China borderline. However, Indian para-military forces have occupied it since 1962 after the Sino-India border war. It is an ancient route for traders and pilgrims transiting between Nepal and Tibet.

 As the historical maps depict Nepal-China borderline runs not only to Lipulekh Pass including Kalapani area, but also extends westward up to Limpiyadhura. The Sugauli Treaty of 1816 between Nepal and British India mentions the western boundary of Nepal as the ‘River Kalee.’

Sino-Indian border meeting points must not take place at Lipu Pass or Kalapani (ten kilometers west of the pass). Because both the countries do not have the sovereign rights on Kalapani area. It seems that Taklakot of China (eight km from Lipulekh) should be the meeting place to enhance confidence building measures in their military field, since it is the business between India and China. It is because there is a provision in the said protocol that the precise locations of border meeting points could be decided through mutual consultations.

 One important aspect is that China and India are not going to talk on the border dispute at Lipulekh Pass. It is only a confidence building measures in the military field. It is memorable that India-China Technical Level Joint Boundary Committee has not yet formed, since fifteen rounds of talk have been taken place between two countries.   

 However, China-India border meeting point at Lipulekh Pass for military confidence building is on the contrary of Nepal-China Boundary Treaty-1961. China should be careful on this matter to maintain the principle of Panchasheel. It is remarkable that in the case of China and Nepal, both the countries have agreed that ‘each side will no longer dispatch armed personnel to patrol the area on its side within twenty kilometers of the border’ as mentioned in the Article-IV of Sino-Nepal Boundary Agreement-1960.

 Nepal belongs the most important role on this current issue. Government must conduct the diplomatic role. It must approach China reminding the policy and principle taken during China-Nepal border demarcation. At the same time it has to convince China expressing clear view of Nepal based on the historical and documented facts. Nepal must show its national interest on the territorial integrity and security of the nation.

 Reference: Mr Buddhinarayan Shrestha,Authenticity of Lipulekh border pass,2015,  Border Researcher/Board Member, Institute of Foreign Affairs