Doklam in a sentence

Regarding the 2017 Doklam incident and the recent Galwan Valley incident, he said, “China was also surprised by our strength in Doklam.

The Chinese vacated the intrusion into Depsang completely, but in Doklam, according to Mr Shivshankar Menon, former NSA, “this started with Doklam, where we negotiated withdrawals by both sides from the face-off point in 2017.

In an interview with the Belgian Daily 'La Libre', while on a state visit to Germany, Tshering said, "Doklam is a tri-junction between India, China and Bhutan.

China’s attempts to build a road in the Doklam plateau in 2017 resulted in an India-China stand-off, triggering tensions between the two neighbours.

In 2017, India and China nearly went to war as Chinese soldiers tried to extend a road from Chumbi Valley in the TAR to Doklam, all the way to the Jampheri ridge, which offers a direct view to the Siliguri corridor—India’s Achilles’s heel.

One is the strength –– that is (now) less than Doklam –– and the way it has panned out subsequently.

The committee further noted: “Even if they have withdrawn their troops from Doklam for the time being, ChinaтАЩs strategic intentions should not be taken casually.

The diplomatic machinery must be activated without delay and, in serious cases, such as the Doklam confrontation in 2017, even intervention at the summit level may be necessary.

A 1977-batch IFS officer, Jaishankar played a key role in resolving the crisis following the incursion in Ladakh’s Depsang and the Doklam stand-off, handling the tough negotiations with Beijing.

Though the Indian military stood fast in the 2017 Doklam crisis, the Indian military’s overall preparedness is rather poor.

We removed China from Doklam.

Yishuntun is the third operational location of the multirole UAV after Shigatse in the Tibet Autonomous Region (near the Indo-China Doklam dispute) and Lingshui on Hainan island (near the South China Sea).

A lack of clear short-term gains to be had make it unlikely China "will push the envelope in Doklam," he added, but Beijing may be preparing its forces in order to be "in a much better position tactically" in case of another confrontation there.

Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala said the Congress has always maintained that there can be no political viewpoints on Doklam and the sole criteria needs to be "national interest", which needs to protected at all costs.

Days after the end of the Doklam standoff, the Army chief had said India should be prepared for a two-front war, noting that China had started “flexing its muscles”.

He dismissed the reports that question the accuracy of the position stated by the government in respect to the situation in Doklam.

He will take over on January 29 for a two-year term. The 1981-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service had played a key role in India-China negotiations last year to resolve the border standoff at Doklam.

In April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping in an “informal meeting” during the Wuhan Summit in China first time after 72-days long standoff between Indian troops and Chinese troops in Doklam.

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It also stated that Doklam added yet another flash points along the disputed border of the two Asian giants.