Nepal’s UK Mediation Signal Meets India’s Red Line as Lipulekh Dispute Re-Intensifies
India has rejected Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s call for the UK to take an interest in the India–Nepal border dispute, reaffirming the issue as strictly bilateral. The episode reflects Nepal’s frustration at being sidelined by India–China coordination over Lipulekh trade and pilgrimage routes and highlights emerging political factionalism in Kathmandu.