What is the reason behind the dispute? Kalapani region derives its name from the Kali river. Nepal claims the region as the river became the marker of the boundary of the kingdom Nepal following the Treaty of Sugauli.

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After India closed the Lipulekh Pass in the aftermath of the 1962 Sino-Indian War, much of the Bhotiya trade used to pass through the Tinkar Pass….

Dharchula is a town in Pithoragarh district in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India. Dharchula is a major trading centre for the trans-Himalayan trade routes since medieval times. Situated at an elevation of 940 m above sea level, Dharchula is surrounded by Himalayan Peaks.

Nepal was never a part of India and has never been colonized by any country. Nepal has a long history of its own. It has retained its sovereignty from very beginning. Actually Indian sub-continent had many small states before colonization by Britain.

Nepalis (English: Nepalese ; Nepali: नेपाली गण) are the Indo-Aryan and Sino-Tibetan citizens of Nepal under the provisions of Nepali nationality law.

Recognition of Nepal as an independent and sovereign state by Great Britain. The Nepal–Britain Treaty was first discussed in 1921 and the final treaty was signed on 21 December 1923 in Singha Durbar.

Treaty of Sugauli

Why has no country conquered or colonized Nepal? Nepal lost the Anglo-Nepalese War with East India Company but was not colonized.

Treaty of Sagauli, (March 4, 1816), agreement between the Gurkha chiefs of Nepal and the British Indian government that ended the Anglo-Nepalese (Gurkha) War (1814–16).

On May 28, 2008, the newly-elected Constituent Assembly declared Nepal a Federal Democratic Republic, abolishing the 240-year-old monarchy. In the Constituent Assembly election of November 2013, the Nepali Congress won the largest share of the votes but failed to get a majority.

Three major tribal groups have historically been present in the area we today call Nepal: the Kirat, ancestors of the Limbu and Rai; the Khas (a pejorative term no longer used), ancestors of the Chhetri and Bahun); and the Newar.

Prithvi Narayan Shah