Kailash mansarovar yatra: The government of India and China is going to start the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra again. This sacred journey of Kailash Mansarovar is going to start again this year after a gap of five years. The move is being seen as an attempt to normalize the relations between the two countries (India and China), badly affected by the border deadlock in eastern Ladakh.

Ministry of External Affairs released a statement

The Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday (26 April) that this sacred journey of Kailash Mansarovar will take place from June to August through two routes – Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand and Nathu La in Sikkim. The pilgrimage of Kailash Mountains and Mansarovar Lake located in the Tibet Autonomous region of China has great religious significance for Hindus as well as Jains and Buddhists.

The Ministry issued a statement saying, “The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra organized by the Ministry of External Affairs (Mea) is going to take place from June to August 2025.”

Kovid-19 was banned on travel due to epidemic

Initially in 2020, the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra was suspended due to the Kovid-19 epidemic and later postponed due to military deadlock between the two sides on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh.

There was a conversation between PM Modi and Chinese President

However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks about bilateral relations. After the talks of the two leaders, both sides held several meetings in the last few months, whose purpose was to normalize bilateral relations.

Foreign Secretary visited Beijing

In January this year, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Beijing and interacted with his Chinese counterpart Sun Veedong. In the meeting, both sides agreed to resume Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.

What did the Ministry of External Affairs say in the statement,

The Ministry of External Affairs said in its statement, “This year, from the Lipulekh Pass to Uttarakhand, five batches will go from Nathu La Pass to 10 Jatha (Mansarovar). The ministry said that applications for the journey can be submitted on the respective website. The Ministry of External Affairs said that passengers from the applicants will be selected through appropriate process.