Nepal, Aug. 25 -- Neither India nor China appear sensitive to the concerns of their precariously sandwiched neighbour. Their new agreement to re-open a bilateral trade route via Lipulekh Pass which runs through Nepali territories suggests as much. The 9th point of the August 19 agreement reads: "Both sides agreed to the re-opening of border trade through the three designated trading points, namely Lipulekh Pass, Shipki La Pass and Nathu La Pass". Similar points have appeared in previous India-China agreements, most recently in 2015. That year, Kathmandu had dispatched separate diplomatic notes to New Delhi and Beijing expressing its concern. Mindful of Kathmandu's stand on the matter, come 2025, the new agreement could have added a rider ...