Status quo prevails at Doklam: Government refutes media reports on post-standoff changes

"The status quo prevails in this area. Any suggestion to the contrary is incorrect," the MEA said in response to "recent press reports" on Doklam.

IndiaToday.in  | Edited by Ganesh Kumar Radha Udayakumar
New Delhi, October 6, 2017 | UPDATED 21:28 IST

Highlights

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    Status quo prevails; suggestions to contrary incorrect: MEA
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    China says there's no dispute about its claims on Doklam
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    Doklam has always been a part of China's territory: Chinese govt

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said there have been "no new developments" at the Doklam standoff site or in its vicinity since "the August 28th disengagement."

"The status quo prevails in this area. Any suggestion to the contrary is incorrect," the MEA said in response to "recent press reports" on Doklam.

The news agency PTI recently reported - quoting sources - that China had been gradually increasing the number of its soldiers in the Doklam plateau.

Raveesh Kumar, the MEA's official spokesperson, tweeted a copy of the ministry's statement.

Meanwhile, China has said there's "no dispute" about its claims on Doklam.

"There is no dispute that Donglang [as China calls Doklam] has always been a part of China's territory, and always under China's effective and valid administration," the Chinese Foreign Ministry told India Today on Friday.

But India and Bhutan see a roughly 89 sq km area in the plateau that abuts the India-China-Bhutan trijunction, as Bhutanese territory.

VIDEO |MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on recent media reports about Doklam

Video courtesy: ANI/Twitter