The Doklam dilemma
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After a tense, 70-day standoff in a remote Himalayan border region, China and India are no longer on the brink of war. [CNN / Jim Griffiths]
The two countries mutually agreed to pull back their troops from the Doklam Plateau, located in the tiny neighboring country of Bhutan. Bhutan is geographically situated between China and India, but closely allied with India. [NYT / Jeffrey Gettleman and Javier Hernandez]
The standoff first started because Chinese troops began expanding a dirt road through the plateau, which the Bhutanese took as a violation of a treaty. Then, India came to Bhutan’s aid, essentially telling the Chinese to back off. [BuzzFeed / Megha Rajagopalan]
So who won the standoff? Indications so far point to India. [The Diplomat / Rajeev Chandrasekhar]
That’s because in addition to drawing down troops, China has also pulled out the offending bulldozers that started the whole thing. Throughout the dispute, the Indian government has remained calm but firm, consistently telling China its actions were violating the treaty. [Washington Post / Simon Denyer and Annie Gowen]
China’s state-run media, meanwhile, is trying to characterize the resolution as a diplomatic win for all of Asia, but praised India’s government as well. China has also vowed to have its troops continue to patrol the area. [The Indian Express]
The standoff is prompting some in Bhutan to rethink their dependent relationship with India, with which it does all of its trading. The Doklam standoff is just the latest example of Bhutan being caught in the middle of a larger political disagreement between India and China. [Washington Post / Annie Gowen]
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Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images
After a tense, 70-day standoff in a remote Himalayan border region, China and India are no longer on the brink of war. [CNN / Jim Griffiths]
The two countries mutually agreed to pull back their troops from the Doklam Plateau, located in the tiny neighboring country of Bhutan. Bhutan is geographically situated between China and India, but closely allied with India. [NYT / Jeffrey Gettleman and Javier Hernandez]
The standoff first started because Chinese troops began expanding a dirt road through the plateau, which the Bhutanese took as a violation of a treaty. Then, India came to Bhutan’s aid, essentially telling the Chinese to back off. [BuzzFeed / Megha Rajagopalan]
So who won the standoff? Indications so far point to India. [The Diplomat / Rajeev Chandrasekhar]
That’s because in addition to drawing down troops, China has also pulled out the offending bulldozers that started the whole thing. Throughout the dispute, the Indian government has remained calm but firm, consistently telling China its actions were violating the treaty. [Washington Post / Simon Denyer and Annie Gowen]
China’s state-run media, meanwhile, is trying to characterize the resolution as a diplomatic win for all of Asia, but praised India’s government as well. China has also vowed to have its troops continue to patrol the area. [The Indian Express]
The standoff is prompting some in Bhutan to rethink their dependent relationship with India, with which it does all of its trading. The Doklam standoff is just the latest example of Bhutan being caught in the middle of a larger political disagreement between India and China. [Washington Post / Annie Gowen]
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