Hundreds of Nepalis cross the Mahakali border every day looking for work in India's Dharchula. There are no jobs in Nepal, they say. Darchula is one of the few Nepali districts that borders both China and India. Long forgotten by Kathmandu, this district only came to the nation’s attention when a controversy arose over a new Indian map erupted in 2019. Parts of Darchula, including Lipulek, Limpiyadhura, and Kalapani, were included within Indian territory, leading the Nepal government, then under prime minister KP Sharma Oli, to issue a map of its own , incorporating the territory under controversy. Darchula’s northern boundary consists of high mountains that separate it from China while the Mahakali river marks the border with India. This river flows through Lipulek, Limpiyadhura, and Kalapani. In the upper Byas valley, India and Nepal are connected by the Sita Bridge, and in the lower valley, by the Mahakali Bridge. The Nepali side of the Mahakali falls under Khalanga, Da...