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Latest news : The Government of Bhutan on Thursday pointedly refuted a Chinese foreign ministry claim that Bhutan had conveyed through diplomatic channels to China that the trilateral border stand-off area in Doklam in the Sikkim sector is not its territory. Official sources in the Bhutanese Government told ANI over phone, "Our position on the border issue of Doklam is very clear. Please refer to our statement which has been published on the web site of Bhutan's foreign ministry on June 29, 2017." The Bhutanese sources were responding to a stunning, but unsubstantiated claim made by China's top diplomat, Wang Wenli, that Bhutan had conveyed to Beijing through the diplomatic channels that the area of the standoff was not its territory. Wang, who is the Deputy Director General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs in China's foreign ministry, reportedly conveyed this information to a visiting Indian media delegation on Wednesday. She, however,...

Dalai Lama's appeal for peace came amid the standoff between the Indian and Chinese force in Doklam LATEST NEWS    :   Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama on Wednesday urged India and China to maintain peace, saying that both nations are like brothers and have to live side by side. "Eventually, 'Hindi-Chini- Bhai Bhai' is the only way; the two big nations, you have to live side by side," Dalai Lama said while attending a programme here. He said he likes India as there is freedom in this country and he has more opportunity to share. "There is freedom in this country, I can do more and have more opportunity to share. Where there is no freedom, I don't like," he said. He also added that as per the wish of Chinese people, the Communist Party of China may follow his practice of democracy. "Our small Tibetan community fully practices democracy and I am an admirer of democracy. People are real rulers of a countr...

China reiterates its position, asks India to withdraw and conduct an investigation LATEST NEWS :   Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said China cannot let a single piece of its territory split and won't allow anyone to damage its sovereignty. INDIA CHINA STANDOFF : The armies of both countries have been engaged in a standoff since June 16 in Sikkim section where India and China share a 220-km-long border. China has maintained that there won't be a meaningful dialogue without the unconditional withdrawal of Indian troops. Meanwhile, India maintains that the unilateral action by China to build a road in the area was altering the status quo and had serious security implications for India. Doklam is disputed between China and Bhutan, whose ally India backs Bhutan in its claims over the region. At the tri-junction China, India, and Bhutan, Doklam is of strategic importance to all three. Beijing wants New Delhi to withdraw troops from Doklam. New...

Wang Yi said, 'India has admitted it crossed into the Chinese territory' LATEST NEWS     :    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday said India is responsible for the latest border row and asked it to withdraw troops from Doklama  , which Beijing calls Chinese territory. This is the first time a top Chinese government official has reacted to the festering border dispute in Sikkim sector, where the armies of the two sides are locked in a stand-off since over a month. "The rights and wrongs are very clear, and even senior Indian officials have openly stated that Chinese troops did not enter into the Indian boundary. So India has admitted it crossed into the Chinese territory," said Wang. "The solution is very simple. India must conscientiously pull back its troops," said a statement in Chinese quoting Wang. ALSO READ THIS : 4 killed, many trapped as building collapses in Mumbai

India needs its own strategy of 'active defence' in the Indian ocean to counter the Chinese threat LATEST NEWS : Recent events on the Doklam plateau near the tri-junction of India, Bhutan, and China have resulted in plenty of discussion among Indian analysts. The better among these have pointed out Doklam’s limited tactical value to China and the latter’s clear contravention of prior agreements to preserve the territorial status quo with Bhutan. Why then have PLA troops and their political masters risked a potential conflict on such weak grounds? As Ajai Shukla notes, “Beijing’s wish to extend the Chumbi Valley southwards is incomprehensible.” Understanding how this episode fits with China’s rise and broader strategy in Asia can shed light on this question, as well as on the most effective Indian response. Limited data in the public domain show that the number of Chinese troop incursions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India has been increasing, from 22...