What does Nepal’s move to remove disputed India map from coin signals? Is it to renew ties with New Delhi?
New Delhi: In a significant move, the Nepali government has approved a redesign of its one-rupee coin, removing the country's controversial map that included disputed territories Limpiyadhura, Lipulek and Kalapani. The Council of Ministers approved the minting of new designs on the one-rupee and two-rupee coins by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), sources said as quoted by news agency PTI.ย What is the redesign? While the two-rupee coin still has the previously approved map, the one-rupee will shrug off the controversial map and instead replace it with the image of the Lo Ghyakar Monastery, which is considered to be one…