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Sikkim
![Why Is the State of Sikkim India’s COVID–19 Exception? Why Is the State of Sikkim India’s COVID–19 Exception?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-05-05-8.jpg)
Why Is the State of Sikkim India’s COVID–19 Exception?
By StoriesAsia
Why did the small Himalayan state not get hit hard by the pandemic?
![Sikkim Glaciers Melting Faster Than Other Himalayan Regions Sikkim Glaciers Melting Faster Than Other Himalayan Regions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-06-1.jpg)
Sikkim Glaciers Melting Faster Than Other Himalayan Regions
By StoriesAsia
Glaciers in the small Indian state are experiencing a massive threat.
![The Doklam Standoff Between India and China Is Far From Over The Doklam Standoff Between India and China Is Far From Over](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-nathula_-_india-china_border.jpg)
The Doklam Standoff Between India and China Is Far From Over
By Ankit Panda
The troops may have stepped back, but the China-India dispute in the Himalayas is far from over.
![Understanding the India-China Standoff at Doklam Understanding the India-China Standoff at Doklam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-db2lpv3uiaey-yj.jpg)
Understanding the India-China Standoff at Doklam
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
India and Chinese troops are currently gridlocked in one of the most serious border standoffs in decades. Why?
![The Sikkim Anniversary The Sikkim Anniversary](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-31_00-29-34.jpg)
The Sikkim Anniversary
By Ivan Lidarev
Forty years after joining India, Sikkim continues to trouble Sino-Indian relations.
![Between Nepal and India: Echoes of 1971 in South Asia Between Nepal and India: Echoes of 1971 in South Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-15_01-10-24.jpg)
Between Nepal and India: Echoes of 1971 in South Asia
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
The crisis in Nepal is eerily similar in some ways to Pakistan's schism in 1971.
![Sovereignty in the Himalayas Sovereignty in the Himalayas](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-15_19-34-00.jpg)
Sovereignty in the Himalayas
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Historically, the Himalayan region has raised fascinating questions about the nature of state sovereignty.
![Shadows of Sikkim in Crimea Shadows of Sikkim in Crimea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-17_20-58-27.jpg)
Shadows of Sikkim in Crimea
By Ankit Panda
One of the last examples of a successful non-reversed annexation took place in South Asia in the 1970s.
![Geography's Curse: India's Vulnerable 'Chicken's Neck' Geography's Curse: India's Vulnerable 'Chicken's Neck'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19216_5280a3fd30f4c.jpg)
Geography's Curse: India's Vulnerable 'Chicken's Neck'
The Siliguri Corridor is a terrifyingly vulnerable artery in India’s geography.
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