New India-China deal on Lipulekh reopens old wound for Nepal

Agreement comes just ahead of PM Oli’s visit to the two countries. Experts call it a challenge to Nepal’s sovereignty.

Ahead of the India and China visit of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, a tri-junction at the far end of Nepali territory—Lipulekh pass, which touches both India and China—has become the centre of a new controversy.