Tag: Himalayan

Why Modi’s BJP is not fighting elections in the Himalayan region

More than four years after the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ended the special status of Indian-administered Kashmir, the party has decided not to contest this year’s general election there. Political analysts and opposition leaders say the decision hints at anger in the region over the move – and the party’s acknowledgement of it. Relations […]

India rejects China’s renaming of 30 places in Himalayan border state

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India rejected China’s renaming of about 30 places in its northeastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, calling the move “senseless” and reaffirming that the border province is an “integral” part of India. Beijing says Arunachal Pradesh, which its calls Zangnan, is a part of South Tibet – a claim […]