India opens Shipki La Tibet-border pass in Himachal for tourism

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(TibetanReview.net, Jun11’25) – From being open only for yearly seasonal trading activities, India is to open the Shipki La pass on the India-Tibet border in Himachal Pradesh state to tourists and local public for the first time since independence in 1947, reported news18.com Jun 10. The decision was announced during Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s Jun 9 visit to the place. He is only the second Chief Minister of the state to visit this Tibet-border area of India.

Nestled in the high-altitude terrains of Kinnaur district, this strategic Himalayan pass, previously restricted to trade activities, will now allow visitors to witness one of the most closely-guarded border zones in the country, the report sa...

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