India-China Border Standoff: How it Unfolded
India-China Border Standoff: How it Unfolded
At the centre of the dispute is the People's Liberation Army (PLA) attempt to build motorable road in the contentious tri-junction between Bhutan, China India.

New Delhi: The standoff between China and India in the Doklam area in the Sikkim sector shows no signs of easing. At the centre of the dispute is the People's Liberation Army (PLA) attempt to build motorable road in the contentious tri-junction between Bhutan, China India.

But how did the situation unfold?

Here is a timeline:

Early June: China demolishes two old bunkers of Indian Army at the tri-junction

Intervening night of June 4-5: Chinese road-construction unit stopped by India at the Dokalam plateau

June 16: PLA attempts to construct a road in Doka La area

June 20: Bhutan’s ambassador lodges protest against Chinese intervention

June 23: China stops first batch of Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims, cites damage to roads from rains in Tibet region

June 27: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi stands by the border delineation of 1895

June 28: Army chief Bipin Rawat visits Sikkim to take a stock of the situation at the tri-junction

June 29: China shows Doklam as part of its territory in a map

June 29: China tests a 35-tonne military tank near the Nathu La border

July 2: China cancels a state-sponsored trip of Indian journalists to Tibet

July 3: China accuses India of ‘betrayal’ on border issue

July 6: China Calls Off Xi-Modi G20 Meet, Says 'Atmosphere Not Right'

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