Indo-Sino Lipulekh Treaty: Ignominy to Nepal

The concept of statehood has raised the importance of border system. The idea of statehood provides an exclusivity and a sense of ownership. Nepal is surrounded by two countries, China on the north and India on the south. Countries with the economic magnitude such as India and China are going to dominant their neighbors under such circumstances. While Nepal has been considered as a yam between two boulders, China and India. We require negotiators like Ajit Doval to resolve border issue who was successful to resolve the issue between two tigers during the Doklam Crisis. But these border issue and national security has also been used as mode used by the governments around the world to distract their citizens from national events.

Chinese President Xi Jinping statedfriendship between China and Nepal is ‘close as lips and teeth’. ‘Our is a Rote-Betika ka sambandh’, meaning a bound of family and kinship was reiterated by Sushma Swaraj, Former Foreign Minister of India. These sweet words have always been reiterated both by the government of India and China about their relationships with Nepal. Both countries claim that they are respecting Nepal’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.