India said today it will continue to use diplomatic channels with China to resolve Dokalam stand off and insisted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held "conversation on range of issues" in Hamburg. Those channels will continue to be used," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Gopal Baglay said when asked about the nearly month-long stand off in Dokalam. On whether Dokalam stand off also figured during the "conversation on range of issues" between Modi and Xi, Baglay said, "There was a conversation between them. "There was also a 'conversation on a range of issues' between the leaders of India and China in Hamburg. Doval, who is the Special Representative for the India- China border talks, is expected to visit Beijing on July 26 to attend the meeting of the NSAs from BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Source: dna July 13, 2017 14:26 UTC