Tag: #Kalapani
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From Nalapani to Kalapani
The forest around Khalanga fort in Nalapani, the site of the first major battle that pitted the Gorkhali troops against the East India Company…
Where Nepal’s banner once waved
The Malaun Fort stands forlorn in what is now India’s Himachal Pradesh. Photos: ALISHA SIJAPATINepali Times reporter Alisha Sijapati spent a…
The Gorkhali defeat at Kangra
The ramparts of Kangra Fort were so formidable it was impossible for enemy troops to scale. A siege was the only way to try to defeat the forces…
Nepal holding census despite Covid and boycott
Photo: SONIA AWALENepal is going beyond just counting its population in its 12th National Population and Household Census, and this is throwing…
India-Bangladesh border talks have lessons for Nepal
The dispute over the Farakka Barrage that India built near the Bangladesh border on the Ganges in 1975 was finally resolved through bilateral…
Nepal's accidental leaders
Now that the Army is in the business of importing medicine, why not deploy the Ministry of Health to defend Lipu Lekh?
There is precedent to settling Kalapani
A modified political map of India has created an uproar in Nepal, with street demonstrations and debates in Parliament. Nepalis appear to be…
Power plays
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHETTRINothing unites Nepalis more than a dispute with India. So, when India issued its new official map this month…
TERRITORIALISM
The dispute over the tri-junction of India, China and Nepal on the remotest northwestern tip of the country is the latest strain on bilateral…