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Show of force: An Indian fighter jet flies over Leh, the joint capital of the Union Territory of Ladakh, on June 25. Photo: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP
BORDERS

India and China border conflict intensifies

A frontier dispute between the two Asian giants turned deadly for the first time in 45 years. Observers argue the skirmish was exacerbated by Delhi’s annexation of Kashmir and…

  • Haris Zargar
10 min read
On June 3, a helicopter spotted five bodies and climbing equipment in the snow, at a height of about 5,000 metres but attempts to drop troops by air to retrieve them were aborted due to the risks. (Hugh Fraser)
ABHAYA SRIVASTAVA

Bodies of foreign climbers retrieved from Indian mountain

A group of mountaineers from the paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police found the seven bodies near an unnamed peak on Nanda Devi East.

  • Abhaya Srivastava
3 min read
The queue to the top. (Image via Twitter: Nirmal Purja/@nimsdai)
EDMUND HILLARY

Everest ‘traffic jam’ survivor calls for tougher rules

Mountaineering has become big business since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first ascent of Everest in 1953

  • Paavan Mathema
  • Ashok Dahal
4 min read