Nepal summons India envoy as road protests rage
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KATHMANDU: Nepal’s foreign minister summoned India’s ambassador on Monday over a new road being built through disputed territory as police arrested protesters who burnt effigies of the leaders of both countries.
Anger has been mounting since India on Friday inaugurated an 80-kilometre (50 mile) road in Uttarakhand state leading up to the Lipu Lekh pass, high in the Himalayas.
Nepal claims the pass under an 1816 treaty that sets their borders.
Scores of demonstrators defied a coronavirus lockdown to burn effigies of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart, K. P. Sharma Oli, at several protests in Kathmandu.
Protesters say the government has not done enough to counter the Indian project.
Police said at least 30 people were detained.
Published in Dawn, May 12th, 2020
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May 12, 2020 09:06am
Modi is hurting India very badly. Missing Dr MMS.
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May 12, 2020 09:08am
India has trouble with all its neighbours. Needling China, Pakistan and Nepal. And getting embarrassed by each.
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May 12, 2020 09:09am
India ceded big territory to China in 1962 war. 1967 was a small skirmish achieving nothing. Time to cede some to Nepal and Pakistan.
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May 12, 2020 09:11am
Now even Nepal disgracing India?
Every day worse than the last. No hope now.
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May 12, 2020 09:12am
While every country focusing on Covid, India busy in mischief with all neighbors.
Expected. Mischief is RSS lesson One.
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May 12, 2020 09:13am
There's a reason USA has stopped supporting rowdy India.
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May 12, 2020 09:41am
10 people protesting to get attention.
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May 12, 2020 09:46am
Its is NOT a billion dollar question as to why Nepal allowed the construction work silently and why there is only symbolic protest after the road is a done deal.
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May 12, 2020 10:18am
Just 8 people protesting ?
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May 12, 2020 10:55am
Does India have issues at every border?
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May 12, 2020 11:03am
Which country don't have issues with neighbours.Can you tell name of some countries in Asia?
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May 12, 2020 11:12am
@Thomas,
Because everyone wants of a slice of it. But no more..
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May 12, 2020 01:09pm
It's a domestic issue.
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May 12, 2020 01:57pm
India should stop the project. Negotiate the road toll fee with Nepal,
and go ahead. No big deal.
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May 12, 2020 03:53pm
Fuel price hike protest photo..(credit Himalyan times)
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May 12, 2020 04:55pm
Chinese hand working well.
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May 12, 2020 05:30pm
@Thomas, All neighbors? We have Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka. But look at your country having internal problems, outfits, too besides with neighbors.
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May 12, 2020 05:40pm
@kamal chowkidar, Only eight people represent the entire country.
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May 12, 2020 10:34pm
@SATT, how
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May 12, 2020 10:39pm
This is a surprising twist. What were the Nepalis doing while India was then building an 80Km road? No protests then.
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May 12, 2020 10:42pm
Clearly someone does not want a road to built to the pass. And who does not want it ?? China.
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May 12, 2020 11:44pm
If there are any protesters (btw I think the photo is fake) are paid by China
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May 13, 2020 12:25am
Let them spend their money to build the road and then, Nepal should fence their own area together with road.
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May 13, 2020 02:47pm
5-6 people...pic say all, it’s just enemy supported group and using democracy as tool, interestingly it took 5-6 years to complete the road.
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May 13, 2020 04:36pm
over a new road being built through disputed territory "'
Very strange..This road construction started in 2007 and for sure it's alignment was then known.
Why this drama today when road is opened for traffic.?
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