A 17-month-old standoff between India and China in the Himalayan border region of Ladakh is imperiling the six-century-old Pashmina wool industry, which employs almost three-quarters of a million ...

From fashion designers to Kashmiri shawl sellers, experts emphasise examining a pashmina shawl on the basis of texture, weight and warmth ...

For centuries the Changpa have tended the shaggy goats that provide silky-soft, super-expensive pashmina wool. But now many are rethinking their way of life, in part because of climate change. Winters ...

KATMANDU, Nepal – In the foothills of the Himalayas, they're fighting the battle of the pashmina. The enemy in this war: Inexpensive, imitation pashmina wool mainly made in China and India that ...

Thousands of nomads rear the goats in the inhospitable terrain of India's northwestern region of Ladakh, a high-altitude desert renowned for its dramatic landscape of towering mountains and arid ...

Pashmina goats, source of the world's most valuable form of cashmere wool, are facing a growing threat from climate change. The goats roam the mountainsides of the Changtang plateau, 14,000 feet above ...

A mix of homegrown design and luxury - that's pashmina for you. Here's our lowdown on the intricately woven fabric. Pashmina is a fine fabric of meticulous craftsmanship (Pics: Pashmina.com, shared by ...

KORZOK, India: For centuries the Changpa have tended the shaggy goats that provide silky-soft, super-expensive pashmina wool. But now many are rethinking their way of life, in part because of climate ...

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