Greater Nepal is an irredentist concept in Nepal,[1] which claims current Indian and Bangladeshi territories beyond Nepal's present-day boundaries.[2] These claims typically include the areas controlled by Nepal between 1791 and 1816, a period that ended with the Anglo-Nepalese War and the signing of Sugauli Treaty.[3] In addition, extensive territories in the present-day Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himanchal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and some parts of Bangladesh are also included in the claims of the activist organisation Greater Nepal Nationalist Front, which demands the "return" of these territories to Nepal.[2][4] A map similar to theirs was displayed by the mayor of Kathmandu in his office in June 2023, in reaction to an alleged "Akhand Bharat" map in the Indian Parliament building.[5][6]
- ^ Verma, Jai Kumar (19 September 2020), "Greater Nepal: A spark which could become a fire", Aviation and defence,
The growing concept of "Greater Nepal" is an irredentist notion which visualises to include several areas of India which were occupied by Gorkha army after conquering the neighbouring states between 1791 to 1804.
- ^ a b Amy Johnson, Don’t Break the State: Indivisibility and Populist Majority Politics in Nepal, Society for Cultural Anthropology, 16 March 2021.
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- ^ In response to ‘Akhand Bharat’ mural in new Parliament, Kathmandu Mayor places map of ‘Greater Nepal’ in office, The Tribune (Chandigarh), 8 June 2023.