India-China border trade through Nathu La resumes after six years

By  News On Air   Aug 01, 2026

Cross-border trade between India and China through the Nathu La pass in Sikkim has resumed from this morning, ending a suspension of more than six years. The resumption marks a positive sign in bilateral engagement between India and China. Our correspondent reports, officials from both India and China met on the No Man’s Land this morning. The Chinese side was represented by Administrative head from the Tibet Autonomous Region, including representatives of its commerce and border trade departments.

The resumption marks a positive sign in bilateral engagement between India and China. Border trade was formally revived in 2006 after remaining closed since the 1962 India-China conflict and continued uninterrupted until it was suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The resumption marks a positive sign in bilateral engagement between India and China. Border trade will operate Monday to Thursday, with the gate opening at 7:30 am IST, and each registered trader will be allowed to conduct trade worth up to Rs 2 lakh per day. Officials confirmed that the existing list of approved import and export items and the standard operating procedures remain unchanged.