UK Deals Major Blow to Nepal’s Border Dispute, Rejects Balen Shah’s Appeal for Assistance
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- •Nepalese Prime Minister Balen Shah sought British assistance in the border dispute with India, but the UK rejected the request, calling it a bilateral matter.
- •Shah’s chief advisor, Kumar Byanjankar, met with British Ambassador Rob Fenn and requested intervention based on the 1816 Sugauli Treaty.
- •Nepal claims the Sugauli Treaty ceded territories like Kalapani to India, which it continues to dispute.
- •Balen Shah’s controversial remarks led to accusations of treason from the opposition, while the Foreign Ministry dismissed them as incorrect.
- •Shah is facing allegations of damaging Nepal’s national interests and international standing through his statements.
Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen Shah) has faced a setback in his efforts to secure British support for the ongoing border dispute with India. Shah had appealed to British Ambassador Rob Fenn, citing the 1816 Sugauli Treaty, to intervene in the matter, but the UK firmly rejected the request. The British government clarified that the issue is strictly a bilateral matter between Nepal and India, and the UK would not interfere.
