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Sikkim King Seeks End of Isolation and Modern Ties
In Gangtok Sikkim King Palden Thondup Namgyal urges engagement with the world, seeking India treaty revisions to allow Sikkim stamps coins and UN membership. Despite 1950 treaty limits the state relies on India for defense while exploring growth in forestry paper pulp copper mining and power. He tours villages with Queen Hope Cooke to explain plans and hear grievances.
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Gangtok
Sikkim
Himalayas
India
International Postal Union
United Nations
Palden Thondup Namgyal
Chogyal
Tibet
Bogyal
Hope Cooke
New York City
Scotland
the Hillbillies
Queen Hope