India-China conflict sites in Sikkim are now tourist attractions

Key Points

1. Doklam opened for tourists under Bharat Rannbhoomi Darshan initiative on December 15, 2025.
2. Cho-La, a site of conflict in 1967, also opened for tourism.
3. Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang flagged off vehicles in Gangtok.
4. The initiative is part of the Vibrant Village Programme.
5. Doklam is located 68 km east of Gangtok at 13,780 feet.
6. Cho-La is perched at 17,780 feet above mean sea level.
7. Nathu-La, at 14,140 ft, is already a tourist spot.
8. Sikkim became India’s 22nd State in May 1975.