India and China have resumed border trade through Himalayan passes after a six-year suspension, with activity restarting on Saturday. The Times of India reports that two key routes – the Lipulekh and Shipki La passes – reopened. According to the South China Morning Post, the Nathu La Pass, which connects India's Sikkim state with China's Tibet region, also reopened to commerce for the first time since 2020. That pass, a remote trading post in the eastern Himalayas, stands at 4,310 metres (14,140 feet) above sea level. Around 600 registered traders in Sikkim depend on the route, which historically carried silk and salt. Chinese authorities limited the initial batch of traders to twenty. Indian traders will be allowed to export 36 categories of goods, while Chinese traders will bring in twenty categories. A new trade mart was inaugurated near the international border as part of the resumption.