But India’s Himalayan border region is not just a matter of military forces, patrolling and border posts. Rather, India’s Himalayan border region is also a question of how the territories are mapped, names, and presented. Since borders remain disputed and since claims are often bolstered by cartographic representations and terms used by state administrations, cartography ...

A search has been initiated in a sensitive border belt due to the recent escape of a drug offender from custody, which has compelled the security agencies to carry out stringent checks in the area. This development is of concern since the border areas have always been kept under strict surveillance due to their potential ...