KATHMANDU, Dec. 7 -- The Global Policy Forum for Nepal (GPFN) has said that India's unilateral act to publicize its political map by incorporating Nepali territory in its side of the border is illegal. The group said the Indian act violates both the mutually agreed past treaty and international laws.

Issuing a press statement on Thursday, the GPFN has said it reached the conclusion on the basis of historically factual premise. "We believe that an immediate correction of the maps by the Government of India is a necessary and a vital step in defusing the situation and safeguarding the cordial relations existing between the two sovereign states," read the statement issued by the UK-based non-profit organization that aims to provide independen...