I second that. There are issues there.
This is a very old Chinese design. While demarcating boundary with Nepal the Chinese deliberately left the Lipulekh Area undemarcated stating that since they have no boundary agreement with India, recognizing the Lipulekh area as the trijunction point of the boundary will compromise the Chinese claims.
Lipulekh though had been recognized as the common pass between India and China in the 1959 trade agreement and even the Chinese do not dispute that. China is fighting the battle through Nepalese proxy who rightly say that the area is undemarcated. However there is no dispute about Tawaghat - Gaunji valley through which the road runs and some of the Naples claims on it are plainly absurd.
Chinese wield considerable influence in Nepal through the Marxist Leftist and Maoist proxies particularly amongst their Brahminical intelligentsia. But it must be viewed in that manner rather than read too much into it.
Nepal overall is our good neighbour and nothing hurtful or unwarranted must be heaped on to them. Take the press as that existing in India, remain aware of it but carry on in amicable and friendly manner.
Please do not unnecessarily denigrate them by bad-mouthing.
The problem is that most Nepalis don't like Indians as they think we are too dominating and act like a big brother. What is most worrisome, India’s lavish economic assistance and concessions to Nepal are hardly ever acknowledged, let alone appreciated, in Nepal.
It is often argued by the Nepalis that the Indo-Nepal relationship is highly “unequal” because of the unequal Treaty of Peace and Friendship which the two countries signed in 1950.
A former Director General of Survey Department, Nepal, Buddhi Narayan Shrestha, says that because of the open border, India has encroached on Nepalese territory at 54 places. Smuggled Indian goods and material are in plenty in Nepal because of the open border. Archaeological materials such as ancient bricks and materials of Lumbini area (birthplace of Lord Buddha) have been smuggled to Piparhawa of India etc. The accusations are many.
He further states that India is trying to distort historical facts due to lack of a controlled border system between the two countries. Another major negative impact of the open border according to Shrestha is that more than 5000 Nepali girls are sold annually in the Indian brothels.
The bottom line is: The open border system with Nepal should be revisited. Time for a hard decision has come.