Geography · 29 Aug 2026

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra history

Consider the following events related to access to the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra:

  1. The Panchsheel Agreement formalises pilgrim access to Kailash Mansarovar for the first time
  2. The Yatra is suspended in the aftermath of the India-China war
  3. The Yatra reopens after a nineteen-year suspension
  4. The Yatra is suspended following the Galwan clash and the COVID-19 pandemic
A1-2-3-4
B2-1-3-4
C1-3-2-4
D2-4-1-3
This question is based on: The Kailash Corridor Has Always Measured India-China Ties Before It Measured Pilgrim Numbers
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Why in news

Bookings for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra surged in 2026, through both the MEA's official quota and private operators routing pilgrims via Nepal, marking the rebound from a five-year suspension caused by the pandemic and the Galwan standoff.

Why for UPSC

A current bookings-surge story is only useful for Prelims once it's traced back to the treaty and conflict history that actually governs access - exactly the kind of static-timeline probe UPSC builds around a live news trigger.

Prelims summary

Access to the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra has tracked India-China political relations since the 1954 Panchsheel Agreement, not terrain. It was shut for 19 years after the 1962 war (reopened 1981) and for 5 years after the 2020 Galwan clash and pandemic (reopened 2025).

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