Pentagon urges India-China dialogue over disputed territory

Indian activists protest outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi over border tensions

Indian activists protest outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi over border tensions Source: Getty Image

The United States defence department is urging China and India to engage in dialogue in order to reduce tensions over a border dispute in the Himalayas. Sparked on the 16th of June, the standoff involves an area connecting China, India and Bhutan known as the 'Doklam' plateau. India says China is constructing a road on land which doesn't belong to them.



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