Question

Q. With reference to the 'India-Nepal Border Disputes', consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is C 1 and 3 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: The treaty of Sugauli was an agreement between the Gurkha chiefs of Nepal and the British Indian government that ended the Anglo-Nepalese (Gurkha) War. The Treaty defined the borders between British India and the Kingdom of Nepal.
• Statement 2 is incorrect: Susta is a territorial dispute between India and Nepal located in the Lumbini Zone of the India-Nepal border. Here Gandak river forms an international boundary.
• Statement 3 is correct: Nepal claims the river to Kalapani’s west is the main Kali river, and thus it has territorial rights on it. On other hand, India holds the ridgeline to Kalapani’s east as the border and it falls in India historically.