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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,...

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...