In response to the opposition leaders’ call for using “active diplomatic channels”, the Centre said it is engaged in negotiations to ease the tension in the Doklam region of the Sikkim sector. The Congress, Trinamool Congress, CPM and Shiv Sena, which is an NDA ally, fielded a flurry of questions. Some of the opposition leaders later said they didn’t get satisfactory answers. “We said that on issues of national security and integrity of the country, we are with the government,” Trinamool leader Derek O’Brien said. Defence minister Arun Jaitley, home minister Singh and foreign minister Sushma Swaraj along with national security adviser Ajit Doval were present at the meeting.

Source: Hindustan Times July 14, 2017 17:48 UTC