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New Indian Road to Tibet

May 9, 2020;

India has reported the opening of a new road linking Dharchula, Uttarakhand with Lipulekh pass, “the gateway to the Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage site” in Tibet. Chief engineer of the project, Vimal Goswami, stated that now the journey from “Lipulekh pass has become more convenient for pilgrims”. Nepal has “strongly opposed the controversial agreement reached between India and China [to build the road], calling it a serious breach of Nepal’s sovereignty”.

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