Tiny Nepal has snubbed its powerful neighbour India by adopting a new political map depicting disputed mountain territory as its own in the latest example of rising geopolitical tensions in strategic areas of the Himalayas.
Under the changes, which come as New Delhi and Beijing are vying for influence in the region, the Nepali parliament this weekend passed a constitutional amendment altering the country’s official map to depict the Lipulekh Pass and other disputed areas as definitive parts of Nepal.
The Nepali legislators’ move prompted an angry response from New Delhi, which denounced Kathmandu’s effort to lay claim to what it described as “Indian territory”.
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