Warfare, especially in unforgiving Himalayan terrain, is determined not just by technological advancement or sheer numbers ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

Years of ship-tracking data, flight paths and satellite images show a clear intensification of Beijing’s tactics across a swath of Asia.

The Hindu Kush Himalayas holds the world’s largest ice reserves outside the polar regions and extends 3,500 kilometers over Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the People’s Republic of China, India, ...

In all cases, it’s important to leverage local knowledge and actively involve the affected communities. As the Thame glacial lake flooding incident demonstrated, local knowledge is vital to saving ...

the ‘watersheds’ of the Himalaya are turning into ‘powersheds’ as India and China compete for hydro-hegemony. India is said to be planning to dam the Brahmaputra to offset the disruption caused by ...

Though not formally demarcated so far, the traditional boundary is recognised by both sides to be the watershed between the ...

There are the big fractures, where potential world wars – hot and cold – are simmering. Then there are the smaller fractures, such as those between the European Union and its neighbours: Northern ...

Dehradun: At 10,500 feet, cradled between towering Himalayan peaks and barely five ... A place where the map stopped. But in the autumn of 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood before a ...

From unstable slopes to rock falls, thawing permafrost will have many consequences for mountain regions, including the Swiss ...