Claim Without Strategy: Nepal’s Lipulekh Dilemma

India and China have agreed to reopen the Lipulekh trade route after a six-year pause. Kathmandu responded, as it always does, with a statement reaffirming that Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura are Nepal’s territory and that the dispute must be resolved through diplomacy. India, predictably, rejected the claim. The ritual is complete.