CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -After weeks of diplomatic negotiations, India and China agreed to disengage from the standoff on the Doklam plateau, disputed between China and Bhutan, with a formula that saw China promise to make “necessary adjustments” to their troop deployments, after Indian troops withdrew back to their posts in Sikkim on Monday.

Detailed explanation-2: -Doklam (Tibetan: , Wylie: ‘brog lam, THL: drok lam), called Donglang (Chinese: ) by China, is an area in Bhutan with a high plateau and a valley, lying between China’s Chumbi Valley to the north, Bhutan’s Ha District to the east and India’s Sikkim state to the west.

Detailed explanation-3: -Doklam is an area disputed between China and Bhutan located near their tri-junction with India.

Detailed explanation-4: -India-China Doklam stand-off However, after diplomatic conversations between the two sides, both countries agreed to withdraw troops from the region.

Detailed explanation-5: -When India and China agreed to disengage in Doklam on 28 August 2017, most Indian analysts immediately declared that this had been a diplomatic victory for India.