Lipulekh India-Tibet border trade resumption uncertain past Jun 2026 reopening plan, Nepalis unhappy with China’s Manasarovar access denial

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(TibetanReview.net, Jul20’26) – It was previously announced that the ancient trade route between Tibet and India through the latter’s Lipulekh Pass crossing in Uttarakhand state’s Pithoragarh district will reopen after a gap of six years in the first week of June this year. However, when a group of 28 traders cleared by India finally visited Gunji, the last village on the Indian side, with a view to proceed to Taklakot in Purang county of Tibet on Jul 11, they were turned back by the Chinese authorities. The traders have alleged that Nepali traders were, however, being let in and allowed to trade.

The Lipulekh crossing was closed, most recently, since 2020 in the aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic and the...

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