Shimla/New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- In a significant diplomatic and economic development, India and China are set to resume limited cross-border trade through the strategically located Shipki-La Pass in Himachal Pradesh's tribal Kinnaur district, marking a rare thaw after decades of restricted engagement along the Himalayan frontier.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has granted formal approval to restart trade through Shipki-La, situated in the Pooh subdivision of Kinnaur, with operations expected to commence from June next year.
The move is being seen as an important Confidence-Building Measure between the two Asian economies, whose long and sensitive border has largely remained closed to commercial exchange since the mid-20th century.
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