'No Third Parties': India After Nepal PM Sought UK, China To Help Resolve Border Row

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• 'No Third Parties': India After Nepal PM Sought UK, China To Help Resolve Border Row Published By, Last Updated: June 03, 2026, 07:15 IST India and Nepal have had an old border dispute over Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani.
• External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
• (File) India on Tuesday firmly ruled out any role for third parties in resolving its boundary dispute with Nepal, days after Nepalese Prime Minister Balen Shah suggested involving China and the United Kingdom in addressing the long-standing issue.
• External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India and Nepal already have established bilateral mechanisms to address all aspects of their border matters, noting that nearly the entire boundary between the two countries has been settled.
• “We have established bilateral mechanisms to deal with all aspects of boundary matters.