‘Talks will resolve Doklam stand-off ’

The Doklam standoff between India and China is not going to escalate into a war and Indian authorities dealing with China is of view that the ongoing standoff will be resolved through talks.

Pointing out that talks were taking place at various levels and all the channels had been kept open, security sources dealing with China affairs told this newspaper that India had also involved Bhutan in the ongoing dialogue with China.

Informing that neither India nor China had taken any decision on reviewing its trade and diplomatic relationship, security sources said that China would be the biggest loser if India was forced to review its trade relationship with China. Security sources said that both the countries had allowed delegation level visits on various other issues.

Clarifying there was no problem between the two countries over the 40,000km international boundary, security sources said that they were confident to end the standoff through talks.

Saying that China reacted similarly on the visit of Dalai Lama to Arunachal Pradesh, security sources said that despite all threats and opposition, it went off peacefully.

Security sources said that they did not see the Doklam standoff escalating into a war between the two countries but in case of any eventuality, India was prepared to face it.

It is significant that Doklam is a tri-junction between India, Bhutan and China. The Doklam standoff began in midJune when India accused China of constructing a road in the disputed territory towards Doklam.