Bhutan crowns new king Nov 6, 2008
These two Asian giants have already swallowed the other Buddhist kingdoms, like Sikkim or Tibet, that once thrived across the Himalayan range. We have enjoyed progress, sustained peace, security and growth. (Globe and Mail)
* FEATURE: Hope fading, but not lost, for India-China boom in border trade Jul 28, 2008
Two years on, optimism has given way to despair as the flow of traders has shrunk to a trickle because of red tape, poor facilities and substandard roads in Indias remote northeastern mountainous state of Sikkim ... Two years ago, as many as 50 Indians a day used the historic road for trade, but this year only 30 businessmen have applied for special permits, the Sikkim Chamber of Commerce said ... We used to dismantle cars and send them to China to be reassembled there 40 years ago, and today... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Nepal goes on China rail map May 15, 2008
Besides the Lhasa-Khasa railway, China is said to be considering an extension of the Golmu-Lhasa line up to Xigaze, south of Lhasa and from there to Yatung, a trading center, barely a few kilometers from Nathu La, a mountain pass that connects Tibet with the Indian state of Sikkim ... These rail lines will bring Chinese trains up to Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh - two Indian states that figure prominently on the radar of Sino-Indian disputes ... As for Sikkim, it is only since 2004 that China has... (Asia Times Online)
2 mountain units to counter Pak, China Feb 7, 2008
The approval for the new mountain divisions comes at a time when the Indian security establishment is warily watching the massive upgrade of Chinese military infrastructure along the 4,057-km Line of Actual Control (LAC) in all the three sectors western (Ladakh), middle (Uttarakhand, Himachal) and eastern (Sikkim, Arunachal) ... These plans include a 608-km road network project along LAC, which will have 27 road links along J&K, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal, as well as the... (India Times)
Dutch urge Pakistan to seal Afghan border Feb 27, 2007
Has Pakistan annexed Bhutan, Sikkim, Hyderabad, Junagarh, Kashmir and Manawadar since 1947. Innocent India dismembered Pakistan in 1971. (Yahoo News -- Afghanistan)
The String of Pearls Feb 12, 2007
During Prime Minister Vajpayees visit to China in 2003, India, for the first time, recognized Chinas claims to Tibet and China reciprocated by recognizing Indias claim to the Himalayan state of Sikkim. 16 Even with respect to Taiwan, Chinese policy attempts to balance the stick of diplomatic and military pressure with the carrot of mutually beneficial cross-strait economic ties. (Ocnus.net)
The fabulous 50 for 2007 Jan 7, 2007
IndiaNew trekking routes are opening up in February around the tiny state of Sikkim, in the heart of India's Eastern Himalaya range. Cazenove and Loyd has three nights walking with private guided tours as part of a nine-night itinerary that also includes two nights in Calcutta and three nights at a tea estate. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
