New Delhi: India is carefully monitoring the situation in Nepal, government sources said on Wednesday after the Nepalese government deferred its plan to bring in a constitutional amendment to update its new map which depicted Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as part of the country.
India views that the larger debate on the matter underlined the seriousness of the issue, they said adding it also demonstrated the value being attached to relations between Nepal and India.
In the midst of a border dispute with India, Nepal last week released a revised political and administrative map of the country laying claim over the strategically key areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura.
India reacted angrily to the move saying such "artificial enlargement" of territorial claims will not be acceptable and asked the neighbouring country to refrain from such "unjustified cartographic assertion."
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"We are carefully following developments in Nepal. Border issues are sensitive by nature and require trust and confidence to be resolved to mutual satisfaction," said a source.
Nepal delayed a discussion in Parliament to amend the Constitution for updating the country's map after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli decided to seek a national consensus on the issue.
The Constitution amendment proposal was to be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday but it could not be done after Oli said that he wanted to hold an all-party meeting to discuss the matter.