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The long-running border dispute between India and its neighboring country Nepal has once again gained prominence at the international level. After a very controversial and shocking statement by Nepal’s newly elected Prime Minister Balendra (Balen) Shah, there has been a huge uproar in the diplomatic circles of both the countries. The Nepali PM has claimed from an open forum that not only India, but Nepal itself has entered into the Indian border at many places and has taken possession of the land. After this statement, many questions started being raised regarding tension and security on the border, on which now the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India has come forward and completely clarified the situation. Explaining the ground reality of Nepal’s claims, the Indian government has linked the main connection of this entire dispute to the changing flow of the Gandak River.
Explosive statement of PM Balen Shah in Nepali Parliament, citing Sugauli Treaty, sought help from Britain-China
Nepal’s Prime Minister Balen Shah made this sensational claim while addressing a special session inside the Nepali Parliament. He told the MPs that after taking oath as Prime Minister and studying the official files, he came to know that this game of land encroachment was being played from both the sides. To resolve this decades-old border standoff forever, the Nepali PM struck a new and strange tune and openly suggested the mediation of third countries like China and Britain. Balen Shah’s argument was that since this entire border dispute has been going on since the historic ‘Sugauli Treaty’ signed during the British rule in the year 1816, the British government should play the role of the main mediator in this matter.
India’s very strong and clear reply, completely rejecting third party interference
India’s Foreign Ministry has given a very strict and blunt reaction to this unexpected and controversial stand of Nepal. During an important press conference held in New Delhi, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal made India’s stand completely clear by defusing all the claims of Nepal. The Indian government clearly said that the border issue between India and Nepal is completely a bilateral issue. No third party in the world, be it China or Britain, can have any role in this matter, nor will India ever accept any such interference. The spokesperson reiterated that whatever unresolved border issues there are between the two countries can be resolved only through mutual trust and direct dialogue.
Know what is the connection of Gandak river and the whole ground truth of no-man’s land.
According to Indian diplomats and border experts, the main and real reason for the dispute on the India-Nepal border is not any deliberate military occupation, but the natural change in the flow of the Gandak River. Gandak River, also known as Narayani River in Nepal, keeps changing its course and course with time. Due to change in the flow of the river, the pillars of the ‘No Man’s Land’ i.e. the empty border strip between the two countries often get washed away in water or their position changes. Due to this natural geographical change, a situation of confusion and dispute arises between the local farmers and citizens on both sides regarding the agricultural land, which the political parties of Nepal are trying to fuel. The Indian government has made it clear that the technical teams of both the countries are capable of doing scientific mapping of the border and no one should do politics on this.
