nathula pass is located in the state of india sikkim.
nathula pass is located in the state of india sikkim.
nathula pass is located in which state of india?
sikkim
the nathula pass, located about from gangtok, used to be the primary route of the wool, fur and spice trade with tibet and spurred economic growth for gangtok till the mid-20th century. in 1962, after the border was closed during the sino-indian war, gangtok fell into recession. the pass was reopened in 2006 and trade through the pass is expected to boost the economy of gangtok. the sikkim government is keen to open a lhasa–gangtok bus service via nathula pass. sikkim's mountainous terrain results in the lack of train or air links, limiting the area's potential for rapid industrial development. the government is the largest employer in the city, both directly and as contractors.
gangtok
in 2006, china and india re-opened nathula pass for trading. nathula was closed 44 years prior to 2006. re-opening of border trade will help ease the economic isolation of the region. in november 2006, china and india had a verbal spat over claim of the north-east indian state of arunachal pradesh. india claimed that china was occupying 38,000 square kilometres of its territory in kashmir, while china claimed the whole of arunachal pradesh as its own.
china–india relations