Army chief in Bhutan to bolster ties amid China’s continuing build-up at Doklam | India News

NEW DELHI: General Upendra Dwivedi is now on a four-day journey to Bhutan to additional improve the already shut bilateral army ties, which come at a time when China continues to strengthen its army infrastructure in the Doklam plateau that noticed a 73-day face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies in 2017.The Army chief will name on Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and maintain wide-ranging talks with Lt General Batoo Tshering, the chief operations officer of the Royal Bhutan Army, in the course of the go to.Gen. Dwivedi may also work together with senior officers of the Indian embassy, the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) stationed in the nation, and Project Dantak of the Border Roads Organisation, which is engaged in the development of roads and different developmental work there.“The visit reflects the deep-rooted and time-tested ties between India and Bhutan and reaffirms India’s commitment to a close and trusted partner,” Army spokesperson Colonel Nishant Arvind stated.India has been holding a detailed watch on the sequence of border talks between Bhutan and an expansionist China in a bid to resolve their territorial disputes, which embrace the Doklam plateau in the west and the Jakarlung and Pasamlung valleys in the north.Ever since India’s army confrontation with China erupted in April 2020, after the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) made a number of incursions into jap Ladakh, the Indian Army has additionally been shoring up defenses in the strategically weak Siliguri Corridor, or `Chicken’s Neck,’ the slim strip of land in north Bengal that connects the northeast with the remainder of India.The PLA has steadily stepped up its actions and infrastructure growth in the Bhutanese territory of Doklam close to the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet tri-junction, which witnessed the 73-day face-off between the rival troops in 2017.Indian troops had then blocked PLA makes an attempt to prolong their motorable observe in the direction of the Jampheri Ridge, which overlooks the Siliguri Corridor. After the disengagement, the PLA has constructed numerous army infrastructure and completely deployed troops in north Doklam, as reported by TOI earlier.