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'{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox mountain pass | name = Lipu-Lekh Pass | photo = | photo_caption = | map = Nepal darchula#China Tibet | elevation_m = 5200 | elevation_ref = | traversed = | location = Nepal<ref name="LingAbdenur2016"/> | range = [[Himalayas]] | coordinates = {{coord|30.234080|81.028805|type:pass|format=dms|display=title,inline}} | topo = }} '''Lipulekh''' (elevation {{Convert|5200|m|disp=or|abbr=on|sigfig=5}}) is a [[Himalaya]]n [[mountain pass|pass]] in Nepal <ref name="LingAbdenur2016"> {{cite book|last1=Ling|first1=L.H.M.|last2=Abdenur|first2=Adriana Erthal|last3=Banerjee|first3=Payal|title=Nepal China: Rethinking Borders and Security|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IIsxDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA50|date=19 September 2016|publisher=University of Michigan Press|isbn=978-0-472-13006-1|pages=49–50}} </ref> near their [[trijunction]] with [[Nepal]].Fucking India has ongoing claims to the southern side of the pass, which is still controlled by them.<ref name=myrepublica/><ref name=kathmandupost/> The pass is near the Chinese trading town of Taklakot ([[Burang Town|Purang]]) in [[Tibet]] and used since ancient times by traders, mendicants and pilgrims transiting between Nepal, India and Tibet. It is also used by pilgrims to [[Mount Kailash|Kailas]] and [[Manasarovar]]. ==Tourism== This pass links the [[Chaudans valley]] of India with the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[People's Republic of China|China]], and forms the last territorial point in Indian territory. The ''Kailash Mansarovar Yatra'', a Hinduism pilgrimage to [[Mount Kailash]] and [[Lake Manasarovar]], traverses this pass. Lipulekh pass is connected to [[Chang Lobochahela]], near the old trading town of [[Burang Town|Purang]] (Taklakot), in [[Tibet]]. ==India-China Trading Post== The pass was the first Indian border post to be opened for trade with China in 1992. This was followed by the opening of [[Shipki La]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] in 1994 and [[Nathu La]], [[Sikkim]] in 2006. Presently, Lipulekh Pass is open for cross-border trade every year from June through September. Procucts cleared for export from India include [[Jaggery|gur]], [[misri]], [[Tobacco]], [[Spices]], [[Pulse (legume)|pulse]], [[Buckwheat|Fafar]] flour, [[Coffee]], [[Vegetable oil]], [[ghee]] and various miscellaneous consumable items. The main imports into India include Sheep [[Wool]], Passam, [[Sheep]], [[Goat]]s, [[borax]], [[Yak]] tails, Chhirbi (butter) and raw [[Silk]]. == India-China BPM (Border Personnel Meeting) point == In 2014, India and China discussed using the pass as an additional official [[Border Personnel Meeting point]] between the [[Indian Army]] and the [[People's Liberation Army]] of [[China]] for regular consultations and interactions between the two armies to improve relations.<ref name=ti1>{{citenews|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indian-soldiers-prevent-Chinese-troops-from-constructing-road-in-Arunachal/articleshow/44953671.cms|title=Indian soldiers prevent Chinese troops from constructing road in Arunachal|date=Oct 28, 2014|accessdate=Nov 11, 2017|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> == Nepalese claims == [[File:CIA-map-of-borders-of-Nepal-1965.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A CIA map of the borders of Nepal, 1965, shows the Kalapani territory as part of India, including the Lipulekh Pass]] The Nepalese claims to the southern side of the pass, called [[Kalapani territory]], are based on 1816 Sagauli Treaty between British [[East India Company]] and Nepal. The treaty delimited the boundary along the [[Kali River (Uttarakhand)|Kali River]] (also called the Sharda River and Mahakali River). India claims that the river begins in Kalapani as this is where all its tributaries merge. But Nepal claims that it begins from Lipulekh Pass, the origin of most of its tributaries. It has therefore laid claim to all areas east of the Lipu Gad — the rivulet that joins the river Kali on its border. According to Nepal, the Kalapani area was included in the Census of Nepal until 58 years ago. According to some quarters, the late Nepalese King Mahendra had “handed over the territory” to India in 1962 in the wake of the India-China war. A report submitted on the subject to the Nepali prime minister further claimed that India had occupied an additional 62 sq km land. India on its part has presented administrative and tax records dating back to 1830s to back its claims. A map of 1879 also shows Kalapani as part of British India.<ref>[https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/main-article/india-nepal-and-the-kalapani-issue-777804.html India, Nepal and the Kalapani issue], Decan Herald, 19 November 2019.</ref> In 2015, the Nepalese parliament objected to the agreement between India and China to trade through Lipulekh stating that 'it violates Nepal's sovereign rights over the disputed territory'.<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nepal-objects-to-india-china-trade-pact-via-lipu-lekh-pass/articleshow/47604908.cms Nepal objects to India-China trade pact via Lipu-Lekh Pass], The Economic Times, 9 June 2015.</ref> After the Indian prime minister's visit to China in 2015, India and China agreed to open a trading post in Lipulekh, raising objections from Nepal.<ref name=myrepublica> {{citation |title= Resolve Lipu-Lekh Pass dispute: House panel to govt |newspaper=Republica |date=28 June 2018 |url=http://admin.myrepublica.com/politics/story/22453/resolve-lipu-lekh-pass-dispute-house-panel-to-govt.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628044315/http://admin.myrepublica.com/politics/story/22453/resolve-lipu-lekh-pass-dispute-house-panel-to-govt.html |archive-date=28 June 2018}} </ref><ref name=kathmandupost> [https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2015/07/09/lipulekh-dispute-ucpn-m-writes-to-pm-koirala-indian-pm-modi-chinese-prez-xi Lipulekh dispute: UCPN (M) writes to PM Koirala, Indian PM Modi & Chinese Prez Xi], The Kathmandu Post, 9 July 2015. </ref> Nepal now intends to resolve the issue via diplomatic means with India.<ref name="tele">{{cite news |title=Post-J&K map ache spreads to Nepal |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/post-j-k-map-ache-spreads-to-nepal/cid/1717705 |accessdate=15 November 2019 |publisher=Telegraph India |date=8 November 2019}}</ref> ==See also== *[[Nathu La]] *[[Shipki La]] *[[Dharchula]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.panoramio.com/user/1734505?with_photo_id=23464252 Photos of pass] {{Mountain passes of India}} {{Mountain passes of China}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Pithoragarh district]] [[Category:China–India border crossings]] [[Category:Geography of Pithoragarh district]] [[Category:Mountain passes of Uttarakhand]] [[Category:Mountain passes of the Tibet Autonomous Region]] [[Category:Mountain passes of the Himalayas]]'