Sikkim and This year marks 50 years since Sikkim’s integration into India. Before India’s independence, the British, along with the Chogyal royals and Tibetans, played a major role in shaping Sikkim’s ...

Maps have divided transnational ethnic groups Nagas, Zos, Bhutias, Bengalis and Nepalis, among others, but the Naga or the Zo ...

Three political parties, the Sikkim State Congress (SSC ... Notably, China only gave de facto recognition to the integration in 2003. It later released maps showing Sikkim as part of India. However, ...

Political leaders and civil society groups have echoed ... Chief , Amit Malviya tweeted in X Shameful and unacceptable. The Hindu’s omission of Sikkim from the Map of India in its 13th May 2025 ...

The corridor gets constricted to about 20 by 22 km on the western end, where the Nepal border comes in proximity to the ...

The agreement also lays down that any difference of opinion between the Chief Executive and the Chogyal “shall be referred to the Political Officer in Sikkim, who shall obtain the advice of the ...

Sikkim is preparing to welcome trains to the state as the Indian Railways is targeting completion of the Sivok-Rangpo railway link project soon. A 5-hour road journey will be completed in less ...

A race to watch butterflies has been one of the highlights of the celebrations marking the 50th year of Sikkim’s Statehood. Sikkim transitioned from a protectorate to India’s 22nd State on May ...

João Cabral, a Portuguese Jesuit missionary, is credited as being the first European to visit Sikkim in 1628. The other notable visitors included British botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker and Archibald ...

Sikkim State Day is usually celebrated with official ceremonies, cultural programs, parades, and award functions held in Gangtok, the state capital. The day also honors individuals who have ...