Mongolian children play near a Mongolian warrior on horseback in front of the Mongolian Parliament House in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Friday, October 30, 2015. Photo: AP ULAANBAATAR: Sandwiched between China and Russia, landlocked Mongolia has long tread a middle path, maintaining a balance between Moscow and Beijing while referring to the US and other remote allies as “third neighbors.” Now, with a wealth of mineral resources set to transform its largely agrarian economy, Mongolia is moving to cement that even-handed status by adopting permanent neutrality as a safeguard against outside dominance. President Elbegdorj Tsakhia says the move would best serve …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
