Nepal protested India's inauguration of a new road to
China that passes through territory claimed by Kathmandu on Saturday, with
police arresting dozens demonstrating close to India's embassy.
Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated via video link the 80-kilometre (50 miles) long road from Ghatiabagarh in northern Uttarakhand state to the Lipu Lekh pass high in the Himalaya.
The pass is claimed by Nepal based on an 1816 treaty that defines its western border with
India.