(TibetanReview.salvage, Feb08’26) –India is engaged with China to locate the opening of an further route for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (pilgrimage), in conjunction with the doubtless of utilizing the Shipki La Lumber in Himachal Pradesh, reported the tribuneindia.com Feb 7, citing a government response in Parliament on Feb 6. On the opposite hand, China’s response so far is mentioned to stay negatively inclined.
“It is the federal government’s endeavour to consistently pork up the necessities for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra,” the Minister of Exclaim for Exterior Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh has mentioned, replying to a inquire of in the Lok Sabha, the decrease dwelling of parliament. He has added that India had prior to now requested China to originate substitute routes, in conjunction with thru Shipki La Lumber. On the opposite hand, the Chinese language aspect had cited difficulties in opening further routes.
On the opposite hand, “the federal government stays engaged with China on opening of an further route for the Yatra,” the Minister has mentioned.
Every other in most cases highlighted doubtless, more accessible route, located in Ladakh, is the Leh-Demchok into western Tibet. This used route when Tibet was as soon as autonomous, connects Leh to Demchok village and now runs thru the Line of Right Abet a watch on (LAC) to set aside Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar.
Singh has also mentioned Current Delhi remained in dialogue with Beijing on facilitating improved entry for Indian pilgrims, even because the yatra had resumed thru existing routes.
He has mentioned the ministry had efficiently organised the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in 2025 between June and August thru the two official routes – Lipulekh Lumber in Uttarakhand and Nathu La Lumber in Sikkim – in coordination with the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim, and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, which is religiously valuable for Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and followers of Tibet’s pre- Buddhist faith Bon, confronted disruptions in most modern years as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic and border-connected restrictions sooner than its resumption final year.
