Doklam plateau

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Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman waved at Chinese soldiers and taught them how to say “Namaste” during a recent visit to the India-China border amid tensions between the two rival nations.

Beijing has ordered 500 soldiers to accompany construction workers as they once again try to extend a road on the Doklam Plateau region that sits along China’s border with its regional rival India after New Delhi thwarted the communist country’s first attempt to expand the lane.

Contents: Chinese and Indian behavior: A study in contrasts during Doklam crisis; Analysts draw lessons from the China vs. India Doklam border standoff.

Contents: Vietnam protests China’s military drills near the Gulf of Tonkin in South China Sea; India and Vietnam become allies in confronting China

Contents: China and India announce pullback agreement on Doklam Plateau; Many unanswered questions about the China-India Doklam agreement; North Korea launches ballistic missile into Japan’s airspace

Contents: China opens a new front in its border war with India; Survey of Bhutan’s people shows high anxiety over border confrontation; North Korea apparently backs down from the threat to attack Guam

Contents: India reinforces its military in preparation for war; Bhutan makes it clear to China that its ally is India; SCMP: China and India on brink of war that could spread to the Indian Ocean

Contents: China sets apparent Aug 19 deadline for India to remove soldiers from Doklam; Trump threatens North Korea with ‘fire and fury’

Contents: China takes control of Sri Lanka’s strategically valuable Hambantota seaport; India reacts to China’s One-Belt One-Road and threat of war over Doklam; Threat of India-China border war at Doklam Plateau grows

Contents: China further escalates the rhetoric threatening India over Doklam Plateau; China attempts to justify its claim to the Doklam Plateau

Contents: China escalates its military threats over its border dispute with India at Doklam Plateau; India says that it will remain ‘firm and resolute’ but ‘reasonable’

Contents: Thousands flee homes in Kashmir as Pakistan-India shelling escalates; China threatens military intervention in Kashmir on the side of Pakistan

Contents: China and India have military confrontation over Bhutan’s Doklam plateau; Border tensions grow between China and India