'We Keep Constant Watch on Events Pertaining to National Security': India on Chinese Village in Doklam
2 years, 5 months ago

'We Keep Constant Watch on Events Pertaining to National Security': India on Chinese Village in Doklam

News 18  

Three days after new satellite images indicated the construction of a Chinese village east of the Doklam plateau on the Bhutanese side, India on Thursday said it keeps a constant watch on all developments having bearing on national security. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, responding to questions at a media briefing on the images, also said that India takes all necessary measures to safeguard its security interests. Let me make a broader point, particularly in the context of Doklam that please be assured that the government keeps a constant watch on all developments having a bearing on India's security and takes all necessary measures to safeguard the same," he said. The Indian and Chinese armies were locked in a 73-day stand-off at the Doklam tri-junction after China tried to extend a road in the area that Bhutan claimed belonged to it.

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Satellite images reveal China building villages in Bhutan
1 week ago

Satellite images reveal China building villages in Bhutan

Deccan Chronicle  

Strategic Concerns for India China’s construction near Doklam has heightened alarm in New Delhi, particularly over the vulnerability of the Siliguri Corridor, known as the “chicken’s neck.” This narrow stretch of land connects India’s northeastern states to the rest of the country. The standoff began when Indian troops intervened to halt Chinese road construction that would have given China access …

Review: Understanding the India China Border: The Enduring Threat of War in the High Himalayas by Manoj Joshi
1 year, 4 months ago

Review: Understanding the India China Border: The Enduring Threat of War in the High Himalayas by Manoj Joshi

Hindustan Times  

The 72-day Doklam crisis was a turning point in the matter of the disputed border called the Line of Actual Control between India and China as it facilitated the People’s Liberation Army’s passage from border management to war preparation. Not only did China succeed in this, but it also managed to “shake Bhutan loose from the close embrace of India, …

Massive Chinese build-up near Doklam rings alarm bells in Indian military
1 year, 8 months ago

Massive Chinese build-up near Doklam rings alarm bells in Indian military

India Today  

Serious concerns are being expressed by the Indian military over massive construction by China in the Amo Chu river valley in Bhutan. Experts say such military activity by China threatens India’s security interests Indian military planners believe any activity in China-controlled Bhutanese territory to the west of Doklam would threaten India’s security interests. Control of the Doklam plateau, which overlooks …

PM Modi holds talks with Bhutan King; focus on bilateral ties
1 year, 8 months ago

PM Modi holds talks with Bhutan King; focus on bilateral ties

Firstpost  

The King began his two-day visit to India on Monday amid some concerns in New Delhi over China’s attempts to expand influence over Thimphu New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held talks with Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck focusing on ways to bolster bilateral engagement in a range of areas including economic cooperation. The King began his …

Ladakh stand-off is a signal to India against infrastructure construction in ‘disputed territory’, says expert
1 year, 11 months ago

Ladakh stand-off is a signal to India against infrastructure construction in ‘disputed territory’, says expert

The Hindu  

The 2020 stand-off in eastern Ladakh was a signal from China to India over how the situation is likely to play out if it continues to pursue infrastructure construction in the “disputed territory”, Isaac B. Kardon, Assistant Professor at the U.S. End November, several China experts from India and abroad who speak fluent Mandarin, analysed and debated the outcomes of …

China builds ropeway, roads near tri-junction
2 years ago

China builds ropeway, roads near tri-junction

The Hindu  

China has set up a ropeway near the Torsa Nala on its side of the India-Bhutan-China tri-junction, and is strengthening roads and other infrastructure along the entire eastern sector, according to defence sources. Officials said that there is also lot of activity near the Torsa Nala near Doklam, a location that saw a 73-day standoff between Indian and Chinese forces …

Over 3,500-Km Roads Near China Border — What Changed After Doklam
2 years, 4 months ago

Over 3,500-Km Roads Near China Border — What Changed After Doklam

ABP News  

War is too serious a matter to be left to generals, then French prime minister Georges Benjamin Clemenceau had said during the first World War. In 2017, for 73 days, the Indian and Chinese forces faced off in a remote stretch of the Himalayan trijunction between India, Bhutan and China. The problem started in June that year when Chinese army …

We are keeping watch: India on reports of Chinese activities near Doklam
2 years, 5 months ago

We are keeping watch: India on reports of Chinese activities near Doklam

India Today  

Amid reports of Chinese activities near Doklam plateau, the government said it keeps an eye on all developments having bearing on national security. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi also said the government takes measures accordingly to safeguard India’s security. After the payment, the ship was allowed to leave.” On Sri Lanka crisis A day after Sri Lankan Parliament elected …

Chinese villages in Bhutan\'s Doklam now fully occupied
2 years, 5 months ago

Chinese villages in Bhutan\'s Doklam now fully occupied

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a worrying sign for India, new satellite images show that a village constructed by China in Bhutanese territory near Doklam is now fully occupied with “cars parked at the doorstep of virtually every home”, as part of its salami slicing tactics. The satellite images also show China is nearing completion of a second village and starting the …

New satellite images of Chinese village in Doklam plateau emerge
2 years, 5 months ago

New satellite images of Chinese village in Doklam plateau emerge

Live Mint  

New satellite images emerged on Tuesday indicating the construction of a Chinese village East of the Doklam plateau on the Bhutanese side, a region that is considered important for India's strategic interest. The Indian and Chinese armies were locked in a 73-day stand-off at the Doklam tri-junction after China tried to extend a road in the area that Bhutan claimed …

India carefully monitors developments along border: Govt after US remark
2 years, 6 months ago

India carefully monitors developments along border: Govt after US remark

Live Mint  

The government of India has been carefully monitoring developments along its border areas, including the construction of infrastructure by the Chinese side in the eastern Ladakh sector, said external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday. He also stated that the government of India has taken various measures in recent years to develop infrastructure along the border areas to not …

The way forward in India-China relations
2 years, 8 months ago

The way forward in India-China relations

The Hindu  

The tensions since May 2020 along the Line of Actual Control in the Ladakh sector of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir presents a major policy challenge for India. The PLA is the army of a political party and its abiding objective, besides the stated ones of defending China’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, is ensuring the continued survival of …

In LAC Tensions with China, Why India Must Keep a Close Watch on Chicken’s Neck
3 years, 1 month ago

In LAC Tensions with China, Why India Must Keep a Close Watch on Chicken’s Neck

News 18  

Partition of India and erstwhile state of Bengal in 1947 resulted in the creation of East Pakistan as a wedge between the Indian state of West Bengal and rest of the Northeastern states leading to a major strategic challenge for post-Independence India. The current geographical layout connects the eight Northeastern states with the rest of India through a narrow strip …

Unsettled Borders with China, Assam-Mizoram Police Clash Is the Last Thing India Needs
3 years, 4 months ago

Unsettled Borders with China, Assam-Mizoram Police Clash Is the Last Thing India Needs

News 18  

India’s Northeast now comprises eight states with inclusion of Sikkim to the earlier grouping of seven sisters covering about eight per cent of the country’s geographical area and housing approximately four percent of Indian population. The ‘Chicken’s Neck’ is just about 23 kilometres wide whereas this region shares more than 5000 km-long border—including the Line of Actual Control —with neighbouring …

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