India is risking a further wave of sharp anti-Indian polarisation in Kathmandu if it doesn& #39;t resolve the Lipu Lekh-Kalapani dispute with Nepal.
Both sides continue with their & #39;he said-she said& #39; as seen in Nov 2019. But it is India that hasn& #39;t accepted the EPG report.

Everything is relative. Indian media is on edge if a whisk of Chinese incursion is reported, but doesn& #39;t regard Nepali claims as important. Nepali diplomacy& #39;s limited skills cannot resolve Kalapani, which will remain a stick to beat India with–which New Delhi can easily absorb.

Open border, despite a special characteristic of Indo-Nepal border, complicates issues. Sovereignty claims feel shallow when one is pretty much a citizen of both nations. Easy to sell politics of nationalism, but difficult to explain why you can& #39;t call for regulating the border.

See Nov 2019 oped by Shyam Saran https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-nepal-border-map-kalapani-6138381/">https://indianexpress.com/article/o... and Nepal& #39;s response: https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2019/11/29/contrary-to-former-indian-envoy-s-claims-nepal-has-consistently-raised-kalapani-issue-with-delhi">https://kathmandupost.com/politics/...