Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:53am on 03 Jun 2026,Wednesday India Global
Nepal Prime Minister Balendra “Balen” Shah faces mounting pressure after remarks in Parliament suggesting Nepal may also have crossed into Indian territory along parts of the border. The comments triggered protests by students opposition parties and lawmakers who accused him of weakening Nepal’s position on disputed areas including Kalapani Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura Demonstrators demanded his resignation while parliamentary proceedings were disrupted India responded by reiterating that border issues are strictly bilateral and rejecting any third-party role Nepal’s Foreign Ministry later clarified Shah was referring to localised encroachments and no-man’s-land issues not territorial concessions The controversy has intensified political turbulence around the newly elected leader amid growing scrutiny over Nepal-India border relations. (PC: India Today)
