Of tribes and times

Of tribes and timesBindu Gurtoo, CNS Sikkim, that tiny outcrop in the eastern Himalayas, is a little jewel that makes an interesting contribution to the bewildering cultural and ethnic diversity of India. On the face of it, Sikkim has always seemed an idyllic, lost- in- the...

RAW Facts on South Asia- India Fails to Occupy Countries

" by Ishakhan Rupee News Many citizens of the smaller countries around India blame themselves for their ills. The fact is that it is the external Indian forces that want to create dissension, chaos and depression making attempting to make them like Sikkim so that they can be...

Arrest Provides More Evidence India, Israel, and the U.S. Behind Mumbai Attacks

"Kurt Nimmo Infowars December 7, 2008 It is becoming increasingly a hard sell to pin the blame for the Mumbai attacks on Pakistan and thus set the stage for an attack on Pakistan after Barack Obama enters the White House in a few weeks. It now appears Indian intelligence...

Beijing Olympics: Indian Football Captain Boycott’s the Relay Torch

Gangtok, March 31: Bhaichung Bhutia The national football captain took a self considered decision to drop out Olympic torch relay "I sympathise with the Tibetans and their cause". He added "I have sent a letter to the IOA (Indian Olympic Association) refusing to carry the...

The Silk Route Opens Up

"A PASSing thought""With Nathula Pass opening up, its Hindi-Cheeni bhai-bhai time again. The old Silk Route disentangles leaving us in a SILKtuation where all ROUTEna manana is over and trade is expected to...

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Historic India-China link opens

 China and India have opened a historic trade route that had been closed for nearly half a century.

Nathu La pass reopens after 44 years

"Nathu La, a part of the ancient silk route, was reopened on Thursday for resumption of border trade between India and China, the two great economic powers of Asia."

'Guarded' optimism at Nathu La

"Nathu La pass opens on July 6. But there are still many issues yet to be resolved between the two countries."

The Nathu La pass-age for Tibetians

"The opening of Nathu La pass will reunite Tibetians in Sikkim with their homeland after 44 years."

India, China reach new trade heights

"July 6 will be remembered as a very important date in Sino-Indian relations. China and India have agreed on that day to reopen border trade at the historic Nathu La Pass after a more than 40-year hiatus. The pass, which at 4,300 meters is the world's highest custom house,...

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