Tragic yarn: India-China border standoff in Ladakh hits global cashmere production

Pashmina goats, reared by nomads in Ladakh, are being pushed out of their grazing lands in the tussle between the world's two most-populous nations.

Changpa nomad Sonam Yangzom ties pashmina goats before milking them in a nomadic camp, about one kilometre from Korzok village in Leh district. (File photo| AFP)