In addition to several military structures, some road construction machinery can also be spotted. Notably, Chinese road construction has also been reported in Shaksgam Valley in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. And in December last year, a Chinese road construction team had crossed over into India’s Arunachal Pradesh. At the height of the Doklam standoff, when the rhetoric from China was shrill, India was pursuing a three-pronged strategy. But India may need to do still better because China is stepping up its own infrastructure in the Doklam region.

Source: Mint January 23, 2018 02:26 UTC