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For Nepal, China-India standoff is a Pandora’s Box

Nepal is stuck between the two giants and can act as a deterrent, provided its own territory does not fall victim to the larger dispute.

Nepal parliament endorses new map as border friction with India grows

India rejects Nepal's new map approved by latter's lower house of parliament that includes strategic territories disputed with its giant neighbour.

Exiled Dalai Lama marks 80 years as Tibet's spiritual leader

Hundreds of miles from Lhasa's imposing 1,000-room Potala Palace, the sandal-wearing monk now ministers to his fellow Tibetan exiles from Dharamsala in the foothills of the Indian Himalaya.

Trump says trade deal with China to be signed 'very shortly'

Meanwhile, Beijing slams a new US defence act, which includes measures to strengthen Washington's ties with Taiwan and support for Hong Kong's anti-government protestors, saying it "blatantly interfered" in China's internal affairs.

China's silent foray into Nepal

Chinese premier Xi Jinping visited Nepal recently, where China’s influence has grown rapidly, prompting Washington to push back – but is it ‘too little, too late’?

India begins 'high-risk' retrieval of dead climbers

Authorities says mission to recover climbers' bodies likely to take 10 days.

Mount Everest climb became 'death race'

Rizza Alee, an 18-year-old climber from India-administered Kashmir, said "massive traffic jams" up the mountain had made scaling the world's most sought after climb "a death race."

Death of British climber takes Mount Everest toll to 18

Robin Haynes Fisher died in the "death zone" known for low levels of oxygen on the descent from the summit of the world's tallest mountain, officials say.

Scientists find 160,000 year-old remains of human relative in Tibet

Researchers say they traced the DNA of a jawbone found in a cave on the Tibetan Plateau to the Denisovans, a defunct cousin of modern humans.

Indian Army's Yeti 'footprint' pictures spark online storm

"For the first time, an #IndianArmy Mountaineering Expedition Team has sited (sic) Mysterious Footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti'," it said in a tweet, not explaining how a mythical beast could leave footprints.

How China and India assert military dominance through Nepal

Nepal is a staging ground for China and India's military dominance of South Asia. So what role can Nepal play as it is stuck between a rock and a hard place?

Tibetans greet new year with giant Buddhas, dancing and lamb carcasses

Tibetans fill the streets around the Rongwo Monastery in China's northwestern province of Qinghai for a religious ritual ending Losar, the Tibetan New Year.