Nepal PM changes tone on border dispute with India, says did not seek British mediation:

Read, Digital Desk : Nepal PM retracts statement regarding British mediation in border dispute with India ‘did not seek British mediation,’ he clarified at a political meeting, after his last month’s speech in the Parliament that sparked diplomatic friction between India and Nepal. “We had said that if there’s any need to show proof regarding the British regime [in India]we will do so. However, we did not solicit their assistance,,” Balendra Shah said in Chitwan at a first public event by the ruling Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP).

“We have proof that shows that Lipulekh, Kalapani are ours.

They can also provide evidence if they have one,” Shah added. “Don’t worry about this issue, we will resolve it by discussing with the neighboring nation.” Nepal’s Prime Minister stirred major controversies last month when he suggested in his parliamentarian address that Nepal, in fact, had taken over certain parts of the Indian territory in various instances and asked for assistance from both China and Britain to sort the matter. India dismissed the idea and stated that there shall be no intervention by a third party to address the ongoing disagreement.

The Foreign Ministry of Nepal later cleared that the comments were related to cross-border occupations and the no man’s lands along the borders.

The two nations have prolonged disagreements over three key border areas – Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura. Nepal asserts possession of the regions but India states that they lie in the state of Uttarakhand.