Nepal lodges protest against India over long-running border dispute

Nepal has protested India's resumption of a religious pilgrimage through the disputed Lipulekh Pass, claiming the territory as its own based on the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli. The border dispute has flared up after India announced the resumption of the pilgrimage, which was suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged a protest against India, criticising New Delhi for resuming the pilgrimage through the contested pass.