If Article 8 of the 1950 Nepal-India Treaty of Peace and Friendship is fully implemented.
If Article 8 of the 1950 Nepal-India Treaty of Peace and Friendship is fully implemented, it will legally abrogate the 1816 Sugauli Treaty and pave the way for Nepal to regain the territory it lost. "This Treaty abrogates all treaties, agreements, and undertakings previously made between the British Government and the Government of Nepal and on behalf of the Government of India," states Article 8 of the 1950 Treaty.
Once Article 8 is implemented, it will become the
legal basis for Nepal to re-establish its historical sovereignty over the area
from Teesta to Kangra that Nepal ceded to the British East India Company.
Nepal’s area will
increase from the current 1,47,181 square kilometers to 350,000 square
kilometers.
The existing legal
system that considers the Mechi and Mahakali rivers as its borders will be
abolished.
The territories of
Darjeeling, Sikkim, Kumaon, Garhwal, and Silgarhi-Terai under Indian control
will be included in the map of Nepal.
If this article is
implemented and those territories technically come under Nepal's control, it
will be impossible to suddenly integrate the millions of Indian citizens and
the different administrative structure into Nepal.
In such a situation,
the model of 'One Country, Two Systems' becomes mandatory, which brings those
areas under the umbrella of Nepal but keeps their way of life and
administrative system intact.
The full
implementation of Article 8 of the 1950 Treaty is the strongest legal key to
establishing a Greater Nepal. However,
to implement it, Nepal needs to have extremely strong diplomatic acumen,
international support, and the political strength to convince neighboring India.

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