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Religion
Border Calm May Reopen Cross‑Border Pilgrimage Routes in Arunachal Pradesh
✍️ India Today
🗓 25 Oct 2026, 04:39 AM
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Sources told India Today that a recent easing of tensions along the India‑China frontier could allow pilgrimages across the border into Arunachal Pradesh.
Sources close to the ministries told India Today that the recent stability along the India‑China Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh may create conditions for resuming cross‑border pilgrimages.
Pilgrimage traffic to Buddhist monasteries and sacred sites near the frontier has been severely limited for years due to security concerns stemming from the border dispute.
While no official timetable has been announced, officials view the prospect as a confidence‑building step that could strengthen cultural links and boost local tourism in the remote hill state.
Pilgrimage traffic to Buddhist monasteries and sacred sites near the frontier has been severely limited for years due to security concerns stemming from the border dispute.
While no official timetable has been announced, officials view the prospect as a confidence‑building step that could strengthen cultural links and boost local tourism in the remote hill state.