Buddha was born in present day Nepal and got Nirvana in present day India. Thus he is a pride and icon of not only Nepal and India but of the whole world.
Well, 280 barsha agadi Nepal thiyena, tara India pani ta thiyena (baru British rajyako East India Company thiyo). And before British came to current day India, this region was called "Bharat Barsha" comprising of several small and big countries. Bharat Barsha is very different from Bharat.