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The Religious Zeal Behind Europe’s Tibet Curiosity Ed Douglas © Provided by The Daily Beast Craig Lovell/Getty Europe’s discovery of Tibet was enmeshed with missionary intent: it was Franciscan monks who brought Europe many of the first descriptions of the country. In 1245 Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, a companion of St Francis of Assissi, was the first European to report back on the Mongol court in his Ystoria Mongalorum, sent east by the pope in the aftermath of the Mongol invasion of Europe. Like Marco Polo he noticed the Tibetans there, an intrinsic element in the...

Double-lane roads essential for Army's mobilisation at northern border with China SECTIONS Last Updated: Dec 13, 2020, 11:46 AM IST Share Synopsis The Ministry of Defence has emphasized that these roads, terming them as feeder roads, falling under Chardham Pariyojana, are strategically important for the security and should be at least double lane. Uttarakhand shares 345 km of border with China. The terrain along the border is high-altitude and is snow bound region. AFP Workers from Border Roads Organisation (BRO) use a machine to clear a snow covered road near Zojila mountain pass that connec...