KATHMANDU, Dec. 6 -- Chairman of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that Nepal should first make an attempt to resolve the issue of the Kalapani border through political and diplomatic negotiations.

Speaking at a press conference convened by the Press Organization-Nepal in the capital on Thursday, Chairman Dahal argued that internationalizing the issue of the Kalapani border before trying to find a solution through political and diplomatic negotiations could complicate matters. He, however, clarified that he did not mean to say the issue should not be internationalized or that this is not even necessary.

Dahal said that the government has sent a letter to the Indian government as per the suggestion of an all-...