This paper proposes the establishment of a "Himalayan Union," an explicitly geopolitical framework rooted in shared sacred geography, ecological stewardship, and spiritual continuity across the transnational Himalayan arc. Spanning Sikkim, Ladakh, Zanskar, Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Arunachal Pradesh, and the Swat Highlands, this region holds the highest concentration of sacred mountains, rivers, healing systems, and mytho-cosmological traditions on Earth. Through historical, ethnobotanical, and geopolitical analysis, the paper argues for the recognition of the Himalayan arc as a unified ecological and spiritual corridor grounded in cultural and ecological sovereignty — supported by international precedent and indigenous rights frameworks — and integrates the full body of recent U.S. legislative action as the most advanced model of state-level engagement with Tibetan cultural and religious rights. The framework advanced here is not a separatist independence project but a diplomatic and legal architecture whose instruments are sacred geography and ecological stewardship, and whose ambitions are inherently geopolitical. Central to this proposal is the adoption of a shared charter affirming sacred sovereignty and ecological guardianship.
Publication Date: 2025-07-11