India-China push to resume Lipulekh trade reignites Nepal’s concerns

It could be an early diplomatic test for the incoming Rastriya Swatantra Party government.

On Friday, India’s premier news agency, the Press Trust of India, reported that, after a six-year gap, border trade between China and India via the Lipulekh Pass in the Pithoragarh region of Uttarakhand is expected to resume this year.