The annual Kailash Mansarovar yatra will resume this summer. For Hindus Mount Kailash in Tibet is a sacred place believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva. A dip in the Mansarovar lake's icy cold waters is said to wash away the pilgrim's sins.
After a recent diplomatic breakthrough, both India and China have come out with their statements. A careful reading reveals interesting convergences and divergences on various key issues. Take a look.
For all this "dam for a dam" water war, relations between the two nations along their disputed Himalayan border are not currently at boiling point. In recent years, there have been skirmishes between Indian and Chinese troops in the area but 2024 "witnessed a thaw", with both sides "withdrawing troops from two flashpoints", said VOA News.
India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, India's foreign ministry said on Monday (Jan 27), signalling a thaw in relations between the neighbours after a deadly 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border.
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India and China have agreed to resume direct air services between the two countries, New Delhi said in a statement on Monday after Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Beijing.
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Canadian high commission in India Thursday said Canada’s foreign interference commission is not mandated to probe the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist. The high commission’s remarks came following a reference to the Nijjar killing found mention in a report of the foreign interference commission that probed allegations
After being part of the All-Party meeting that was held by the Union Government, ahead of the Budget session here in Delhi, AIADMK MP M Thambidurai said that his party’s main concern was about the new government that has been formed in Sri Lanka.