Kathmandu, Aug. 26 -- India and China have a long-standing border dispute along their Himalayan border which has erupted in violent skirmishes. But Indian and Chinese officials last week agreed to ignore Nepal's own border dispute with India to facilitate trade.

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs this week flatly rubbished Nepal's territorial claims to the Lipulek Pass and the Kalapani Region, including Limpiyadhura, which Nepal considers as the source of the Mahakali River that forms Nepal's western border with India.

The latest episode in this dispute has come as Sino-Indian relations have thawed after US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on Indian exports. The joint communique in Beijing said India and China had agreed to...