India’s New Road Through Lipulekh Pass And Its Hegemonic Designs – OpEd

Lipulekh (elevation 5,200 m) is a Himalayan pass on the border between India’s Uttarakhand state and the Tibet region of China, near their tri-junction with Nepal. The pass is near the Chinese trading town of Taklakot (Purang) in Tibet and has been used since ancient times by traders, mendicants and pilgrims transiting between...