India-China border disputes

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“We hope that the particular person in the Indian Army could learn from historical lessons and stop such clamouring for war.” Colonel Wu Qian of PLA, June 29.

“Indian Army is fully ready for a two-and-a-half front war.” General Bipin Rawat

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India
Bhutan
Donglang/Doklam Plateau disputed area
Doka La pass
Nathu La pass

India and China reached a flashpoint in a remote area of Bhutan that China claims.

Chinese workers tried to extend a road towards the Doka La pass on the border between Bhutan and India, and Indian military bunkers were destroyed.

Both nation's militaries have been involved in a standoff while Beijing and New Delhi have launched rhetorical barbs. Click through to see how it unfolded.

June 1, 2017: Chinese calls for removal of two Indian bunkers, which were set up in 2012, from the disputed Doklam/Donglang plateau.

June 6-8: Reports that Chinese military had bulldozed Indian bunkers, but the Indian Army later denied the use of bulldozers.

June 16: Royal Bhutanese Army engages Chinese military in order to stop a civil construction team from building a road from Tibet to Doka La Pass.

June 19-23: China closes Nathu La pass. Indian pilgrims not allowed to visit Kailash Mansoravar sacred site.

June 26: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the United States.

July 7: Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on sidelines of G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.

July 15-16: Chinese media reports a “brigade” held drills for 11 hours. Brigade is stationed near Linzhi.

July 24: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi publicly acknowledges border standoff for first time.

December 15: India releases satellite images showing Chinese buildings and vehicles in Yadong county, suggesting a troop buildup.

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India
Bhutan
Nepal
Bangladesh
Doka La pass
Siliguri corridor

India's so-called 'Chicken's Neck' pass near Siliguri is a vulnerable strategic point linking the country's northeastern states to its main area.

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India
Bhutan
Nepal
Bangladesh
Donglang/Doklam Plateau
Aksai Chin
Arunachal Pradesh

The Aksai Chin region, near Jammu and Kashmir, which was lost to China in a month-long 1962 war and India claims.

India-Tibet-Bhutan tri-junction area

Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims, is currently administered by India.