Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to resume via Nathu La route this year: Swaraj

April 22, 2018 17:52

India and China today agreed to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Natha Lu route in Sikkim, Ministry of External Affairs today said, 10 months after the pilgrimage was stopped following the Doklam standoff.

The decision was made during External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi here.

"We are also happy that the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Nathu la route will be resumed this year.

"I am confident that with Chinese side's full cooperation, this year the yatra will be a fulfilling experience for the visiting Indian pilgrims," Swaraj said during a joint press statement with Wang.

The yatra was stopped by China in the aftermath of the military face-off with India last year at Doklam.

The standoff began on June 16 after the Indian troops intervened and stopped the Chinese Army from building a road in the area claimed by Bhutan as it posed a security risk to Chicken Neck, the narrow corridor connecting India with its north-eastern states. Finally, the two armies "disengaged" on August 28.

-- PTI

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