The 435.5-km Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway has been inaugurated ahead of the centenary celebrations of the ruling Communist Party of China on 1 July.
Intel inputs say the Chinese PLA and police authorities are recruiting the unemployed youth from Yadong county, located opposite Sikkim, and other neighbouring areas in the region.
In an interview with ThePrint, Penpa Tsering, new ‘Sikyong’ of Tibetan govt-in-exile, says India’s policy towards Tibet or China has ‘not been adequate’.
Between 2016 & 2020, number of poor dropped by 15.6 mn in 5 autonomous regions and 3 provinces with large multi-ethnic populations, China said in a 'white paper'.
Lobsang Sangay says China is trying hard to get 'five fingers' — Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh — and that 'Tibet occupation is just the beginning'.
In ‘All Roads Lead North’, Amish Raj Mulmi writes that the Gyirong–Kathmandu train has been in China-Nepal talks for over a decade. But who will it really help?
India and Bangladesh have earlier raised concerns over China building the dam on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra. Beijing has said it would keep their interests in mind.
Board chairman of China State Railway Company, told state-run news agency that a 435-km rail link to Lhasa will run high-speed trains powered by internal-combustion & electricity.
The reasons for both sides preventing any escalation lie in the political and military context of the strategic situation in West Asia within the larger global geopolitical framework.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.
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