A warm up night before the commencement of the two-day 2nd Geopolitics of the Himalayan Region Conference at Leh in UT of Ladakh. Twenty invited experts will deliberate tomorrow and day after on the recents developments in the Himalayan region and their implications for Himalayan regional nations including India.

India has been successful in resolving the stand off with China at five out of eight points in the Western sector in Ladakh. Yet the three points of stand off remain. 13th round of Corps Commander level talk are expected to take place soon and hopefully we find resolution in the remaining points too.

Meanwhile Taliban take over in Afghanistan has thrown new challenges to the Himalayan region. It has the potential to promote terrorism and destabilise peace in the region. Xinjiang and Tibet also figure prominently when we talk about the Himalayan region.

The two-day conference will deliberate on all these aspects and come up with constructive strategic suggestions for managing security in the Himalayan region.