‘The United States of Kailasa’, a phantom country in search of land‘United States of Kailasa’, a phantom country in search of land

‘The United States of Kailasa’, a phantom country in search of land‘United States of Kailasa’, a phantom country in search of land

In 2019 Kailasa, of Indian origin according to its promoters, proclaimed itself a country with a flag, a constitution, a central bank and a passport. It is seeking land in South American countries despite lacking official recognition.   Representatives of this fictitious state are seeking to establish perpetual leases on land with the indigenous peoples of Bolivia, as well as Ecuador and Paraguay. The Bolivian online newspaper Vision 360 reporte…