NEW DELHI: Nepal on Monday summoned India’s ambassador to Kathmandu to protest the construction of a road in Lipulekh area that Nepal says runs through its territory.
The summoning of ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra, points to an intensification of the diplomatic row between the two countries. “Foreign Minister Hon. @PradeepgyawaliK conveyed Government of Nepal’s position on boundary issues to Ambassador of India to Nepal H.E.
Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra at a meeting held at MoFA today and handed over a diplomatic note in this regard," the Nepalese foreign ministry said in a Twitter post.
This came after India on Saturday rejected Nepal’s protest against the construction of the road to Lipulekh on the border with China, saying the region is