Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to resolve the boundary matters through the established the bilateral mechanism.

In the bilateral talks with Modi on April 2, Deuba had such a request.  “The two Prime Ministers discussed the boundary matters. The Prime Minister of Nepal urged the Prime Minister of India to resolve the boundary matters through the established bilateral mechanisms,” says the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, there is no mention of map row that erupted in 2017. In response, Indian side said that there could be a way out of the dispute but it should not be politicized.

The Indian side has not mentioned boundary disputes in their press statement. The statement issued by Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs falls short of mentioning the Kalapani, Lipulkeh, and other areas.