Trade through the pass resumed in 1992 after hiatus following 1962 India-China war but faced setbacks due to geopolitical tensions, and was halted in 2020 amid Covid-19 pandemic.
The panchayat of Sumra, a tribal village in Kinnaur district, passed a resolution last month to put a stop to wedding practices that ‘go against our culture’. Other villages may follow suit.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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