India-China ties: China agrees in principle to reopen Shipki-La route; Himachal sees boost for trade, tourism
Talks between India and China on reviving traditional border trade have yielded progress, with Beijing agreeing in principle to reopen the Shipki-La pass in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, the state government said on Sunday.The trade route, once an offshoot of the ancient Silk Route, had been suspended in 2020 following the Covid-19 outbreak.According to the…