China’s Lhasa-Yadong highway, and a soon-to-be-completed branch of the Beijing-Lhasa railroad, allows rapid movement of Chinese troops right up to Nathu La. (Source: PTI Photo/File) China’s Lhasa-Yadong highway, and a soon-to-be-completed branch of the Beijing-Lhasa railroad, allows rapid movement of Chinese troops right up to Nathu La. For modern India, the Chumbi valley is a dagger pointed at the so-called chicken’s neck sector, the narrow strip of territory that links the country to its Northeast. Flashpoint FlashpointFrom Bhutan’s point of view, though, the Doklam standoff will have implications for even larger territorial conflicts. Bhutan disputes this, noting that the 1890 convention applies to the borders of India and China, not Bhutan and China.

Source: Indian Express July 04, 2017 19:04 UTC