“All the new roads [they] proposed to construct were being aligned to run southwards towards India from the main centres of Bhutan. The first and most important clue to this is the area involved in the stand-off itself: the Doklam plateau is an area that China and Bhutan have long discussed, over 24 rounds of negotiations that began in 1984. km, the Doklam plateau. China, it would seem, realised it could no longer press the Doklam point, and a year later even offered India the Nathu La pass route through Sikkim for Kailash-Mansarovar yatris. In full view of neighboursIndia must also be aware that other neighbours are watching the Doklam stand-off closely.

Source: The Hindu July 25, 2017 20:26 UTC