India's new ambassador to China, Vikram Doraiswami, has visited Tibet's capital, Lhasa, signaling improving relations between the two nations. The visit is also intended to facilitate arrangements for Indian pilgrims.

India’s new ambassador to China has paid his first visit to Tibet in the latest sign of thawing relations between the two Asian neighbours. Vikram Doraiswami – who speaks Chinese and took up the post in Beijing last month – arrived in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, on Thursday, according to a statement posted on social media by the Indian embassy. The visit was to “review arrangements made by the local government for Indian pilgrims proceeding to Mount Gang Renpoche and Lake...