Dedicated to Nepal and the Nepalis

  Devendra Gautam Is the period of Long Peace, marked by the absence of major wars between great powers since the end of World War II (1945), nearing its end, under the cumulative strain of regional wars and renewed great-power rivalry? What’s on the horizon? Cold peace or hot wars? What do the latest developments in Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine indicate? What do hurried preparations for India-China trade and movement of two peoples through the Lipulek Pass, which Nepal has been claiming to be part of her territory that extends from Kalapani to Limpiadhura citing the Treaty of Sugauli (1816) and other official documents like land tax payment receipts, indicate? All this, despite the recognition of a border dispute in the area and commitments from New Delhi to settle all border disputes with Nepal through diplomacy. What do the developments indicate? Another long, cold and protracted era of the Great Himalayan Game?   By treating Lipulek as a bilateral trade point, o...