India and China have some spectacular run-ins every few years. The present stand-off is dwarfed by the Sumdorong Chu incident along the northern border of what is today called Arunachal Pradesh. That lasted from the summer of 1986 to the fall of 1987 and, at one point, China and India had mobilised over 100,000 soldiers between them. The question to ask about the present Dokalam standoff is to ask how this is different from previous such incidents. The Dokalam stand-off is now into its fourth week.

Source: Hindustan Times July 09, 2017 02:15 UTC