Key facts
- India's Ambassador to China, Vikram Doraiswami, visited Tibet.
- The visit was to review arrangements for Indian pilgrims to Kailash Manasarovar.
- Doraiswami met with Zhao Peng, Vice Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
- The Kailash Manasarovar Yatra resumed in June last year after a five-year suspension.
- The yatra's resumption followed a meeting between Indian PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
India's Ambassador to China, Vikram Doraiswami, visited Tibet to review arrangements for Indian pilgrims undertaking the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra. This visit marks his first to the region since assuming his post in May.
During his visit, Ambassador Doraiswami met with Zhao Peng, Vice Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region, who provided a detailed briefing on the facilities and preparations for the pilgrims. The envoy and his colleagues arrived in Lhasa on Thursday.
The Kailash Manasarovar Yatra was suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequently due to the military standoff between India and China along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. The pilgrimage resumed in June last year after a five-year hiatus, with the first batch of Indian pilgrims arriving at Manasarovar Lake.