Surkhet, March 22 -- After Beijing opened the Hilsa border point, the gateway to Kailash Manasarovar in Tibet, China, last April, Bijay Lama, a hotel entrepreneur, thought the worst was over.

He was happy and hopeful for a good business as the border had been opened after three years.

But when the Tibetan authorities restricted Indian pilgrims' movement through the border, his hope turned to despair.

Last year, like Lama, many entrepreneurs were forced to close, leaving many people unemployed.

Lama is not optimistic this year either.

Even after Beijing reopened some border points to Nepal allowing people and trade movement, it has imposed restrictions, especially for Indian pilgrims, which many say is the fallout of the growing India...