A remarkably well preserved 2nd century CE Stucco head of #Buddha from the ancient region of #Gandhara#Afghanistan which has defied exposure to the elements of nature (hence very rare) from the Richard C Blum & Senator Dianne Feinstein Collection of #Himalayan#Art will be on Bonhams auction on 20th March estimate $30,000 - $50,000
Unveiling of climate change-driven decline of suitable habitat for Himalayan bumblebees | Scientific Reports
Insect pollinators, especially bumblebees are rapidly declining from their natural habitat in the mountain and temperate regions of the world due to climate
"Satellite photographs this month provided some of the clearest views of 👉China's massive construction project within the borders of neighboring Bhutan👈, the tiny #Himalayan kingdom with which #Beijing is trying to negotiate a major land deal."
Police in #Nepal have detained 10 people they say charged unemployed youths huge amounts of money for travel visas, then sent them for illegal recruitment into the #Russian army.
Nepal asked #Moscow this week not to recruit its citizens into the Russian army, and to send any Nepali soldier in its armed forces back to the #Himalayan nation after six of its citizens serving in #Russia's military were killed.
@mkennedy +1 to your recommendation of #Omnivore. I think I'm really going to like it.
p.s. Did my first serious trail-riding on the #Himalayan and it was amazing! Couldn't have done it though without swapping out the stock tires for Shinko 804/805.
So I thought I would see what the talk was about and got myself a #royalenfield#himalayan#motorcycle#motorbike and after 2 days to do the 500km run in can report it totally rocks! Great fun and a smile a minute… mud optional but strongly recommended @Valheru@SeaFury
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"Under President #Xi#Jinping, #China seems determined to achieve hegemony in #Asia, which explains its stealth border aggression against #India in April 2020 that has resulted in continuing military standoffs along the #Himalayan border... #Biden’s preoccupation with #Russia...bleeding it on the #Ukrainian battlefields, limits his...strategic space 2 deal w/ the threat from a globally expansionist China. The #US...is in no position to...take on Russia + China..."