State of war warmonger 2.05/29/2023 The Doklam imbroglio is one among many lost opportunities for India. But ironically, none of the governments in India (Congress, Janata Party, BJP) can be credited with credible strategic sense. This could have been done if the Bhutanese king had been convinced, through bilateral discussions, that this was the best solution to avoid any future confrontation with China.ĭiplomacy does not imply ignoring the obvious where national security and other interests are involved. India has had excellent opportunities since the early 1990s to establish an Indo-Bhutanese venture here, or quietly buy this piece of land. The Doklam Plateau is the private property of Bhutan’s royal family. If Bhutan surrendered the Doklam Plateau to China, it would give up its territorial claims in north-central Bhutan. China had no ethnic connections in Doklam but the People’s Liberation Army started periodic forays into the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) post in Doklam, telling them to vacate “Chinese territory.” These incidents were mostly ignored by the Bhutanese and Indian media.
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