India had strongly protested against Nepal’s actions, calling it a "unilateral act", one that is "unjustified cartographic assertion".Important thing to note here is that maps that have been issued historically by Nepal never raised a claim on these territories.© 2009-2020 Independent News Service. Sharma Oli held out the prospect of talks with India to resolve the dispute. Nepal published its revised map in May after India inaugurated a 80 km (50 miles) road connecting its northern Uttarakhand state with Lipulekh on the border with Tibet that passes through the land Nepal says belongs to it. KATHMANDU (Reuters) - The lower house of Nepal’s parliament on Saturday approved a new map of the country, including areas disputed with India, the speaker of the national legislature said. The government, while presenting its annual plans and policies for the upcoming fiscal year 2020-21 on May 15, had committed to issue a new map of Nepal incorporating the encroached region of Kalapani, Lipu Lekh and Limpiyadhura. Nepal Cabinet Approves New Map Showing Land Disputed With India as Nepali Territory. KATHMANDU (Reuters) - The lower house of Nepal’s parliament on Saturday approved a new map of the country, including areas disputed with India, the speaker of the national legislature said.
The map, which was issued despite protests by India, was later legitimised unanimously by Nepal's Parliament by including it in the national emblem. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo The Department of Measurement has printed on 25,000 copies of the latest version of the map, which have been distributed around the nation. Nepal's President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, while reading out Plans and Policies of the Government for the Fiscal Year of 2020-21 last week, had announced a new map incorporating the claimed territories as that of Nepal. Picture Supply : FILE Nepal's controversial new maps claiming Indian territory not for use or endorsed by UN The United Nations won't use the ‘new’ map that's being issued by the KP Sharma Oli-led Nepal authorities. As per the new map that Nepal is reportedly sending to India and the rest of the world, several Indian territories have been shown under Nepal sovereign boundary.This map will, however, not be used by the UN because UN prints its own maps and does not use maps of any individual counties.All UN maps come with a disclaimer, “The boundaries and names that are shown and the designations that have been used on this map do not imply the official endorsement or acceptance by the UN.”The UN does not use either India’s or Pakistan’s or even China’s version of the South Asia map. Sunday, August 02, 2020. “Now there will be talks (with India).” FILE PHOTO: Activists affiliated with 'Human Rights and Peace Society Nepal' holding placards protest against the alleged encroachment of Nepal's border by India in the far west of Nepal, near the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal May 12, 2020. India had strongly reacted to the development calling it a "unilateral act", one that is "unjustified cartographic assertion". As per the brand new map that Nepal is reportedly sending to India and the remainder of the world,… The map must also be passed by the National Assembly, the parliament’s upper chamber, and approved by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari before it becomes a part of the constitution. As per the new map that Nepal is reportedly sending to India and the rest of the world, several Indian territories have been shown under Nepal sovereign boundary. Nepal published its revised map in May after India inaugurated a 80 km (50 miles) road connecting its northern Uttarakhand state with Lipulekh on the border with Tibet that passes through the land Nepal says belongs to it. Nepal to send its revised map with Indian territories to UN The new map shows strategically important Indian territories of Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura … There were no votes against. Upping its ante against India, the Nepal government is preparing to send the newly updated map, which includes Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura as its integral part, to the United Nations and Google, Nepali media reported on Saturday.On June 13, Nepal's parliament passed the amendment to include the new political map featuring areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura in its Constitution.Nepal's Parliament voted on the map laying claim over the strategically key areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura along the border with India, notwithstanding a strong protest by New Delhi.