Beyond Lipulekh: Why India and Nepal’s Civilisational Bond Will Outlast Border Frictions

The latest diplomatic exchange between India and Nepal over the Lipulekh Pass and the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra route is a reminder of an enduring truth in South Asia: geography may divide, but history binds. The immediate trigger, Kathmandu’s objection to the use of Lipulekh for the pilgrimage and New Delhi’s firm rejection, has once again brought an old boundary dispute into contemporary focus.