India and Pakistan to Open Kartarpur Corridor
On November 22, Indian Cabinet approved the Kartarpur corridor from Dera Baba Nanak to the Pakistan border. On November 26, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation stone of the Dera Baba Nanak – Kartarpur Sahib Corridor (up to the International Border) at an event at Mann village of Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
Significance of the Opening
Sikh Pilgrimage
The announcement by India and Pakistan of plans to operationalise a visa-free corridor between Dera Baba Nanak in Indian Punjab and Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan’s Punjab heeds a longstanding plea of Sikh pilgrims. That ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Related Content
- 1 India Assumes Chairmanship of Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organisation
- 2 Israel Withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
- 3 US Shifts Stance on Ukraine at UN Vote
- 4 India at the Indian Ocean Conference
- 5 India and France Strengthen Partnership
- 6 US-India COMPACT Initiative
- 7 Bhutan PM’s Visit Strengthens India-Bhutan Ties
- 8 India and Japan: Partnering for Africa’s Sustainable Development
- 9 Australia’s Roadmap for Boosting Trade Ties with India
- 10 Interpol Launches ‘Silver Notice’ to Combat Transnational Crime
- 1 India-Japan Strategic Partnership and the Multi-power Order
- 2 India Elected as a Member of the ITU Council
- 3 Indian War Memorial Unveiled in France
- 4 Silver Jubilee Commemoration Ceremony of SIMBEX- 2018
- 5 President of India Addresses National Assembly of Vietnam
- 6 India Gets Relief on Iran oil
- 7 World Bank Group Launches New Multi-Donor Fund
- 8 Opposition to Proposed Lowering of Pesticide Limits by EU
- 9 South Pole to Get its First Permanent Airport
