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China-Bhutan held their 25th round of boundary talks, which have been held up since the last round in 2016.

China-Bhutan Boundary Cooperation

The boundary talks are in the framework of “Cooperation Agreement” between both countries, which outlines the functioning of a Joint Technical Team (JTT) on the “Delimitation and Demarcation of the China-Bhutan Boundary.

China-Bhutan Boundry Talks – India’s Security Concerns

Experts in India have said any deal between China and Bhutan that accedes to a “swap arrangement” between areas to the north (Jamparlung and Pasamlung valleys) with Doklam to the west would be of concern to India, given the proximity to India’s narrow “Siliguri corridor” that connects the north-eastern States with the rest of India.
India and China were involved in a stand-off in Doklam near the India-China-Bhutan trijunction in 2017.

Doklam

Doklam is an area spread over less than a 100 sq km comprising a plateau and a valley at the trijunction between India, Bhutan and China.
It is surrounded by the Chumbi Valley of Tibet, Bhutan’s Ha Valley and Sikkim

Siliguri Corridor:

The Siliguri Corridor is a strategically important territory, as it:
- Remains the only bridge between north-eastern states of India and the rest of the country.
- Wedged between Bangladesh to the south and the west and China to the north, the Siliguri Corridor also links India to neighboring Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan.

China-Bhutan Boundary Talks

Bhutan’s Response

However, Bhutan has outlined that no agreement would be made “against India’s interests”, and clarified that any talks about the “trijunction’ ‘ at Doklam would only be held trilaterally between India, Bhutan and China.

News Source: The Hindu

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