Kautilya

Filling in the Blanks of Doklam Faceoff

Contrary to reports of the time, neither Indian troops nor the PLA formed a human chain and all were unarmed. This faceoff remained for 73 days when the troops disengaged.
The first person to walk on to the Doklam Plateau was Brig Gambhir Singh, commanding 63 Mountain Brigade. He went unarmed and alone, warning the PLA that its actions were violative of bilateral agreements between India and Bhutan and China and Bhutan.

India, Bangladesh Border Forces Agree on Increasing Coordinated Patrols

During the talks, both sides highlighted the importance of coordinated border management programme (CBMP) in curbing the menace of trans border crimes. It was decided that effective steps would be taken for prevention of human trafficking and illegal crossing of IB. Both the delegations agreed to aid victims of human trafficking and to facilitate their timely rescue and rehabilitation, as per the law of land.

In Relief to India, Maldives May Scrap Ocean Deal with China

Top local government sources in Male told TOI that the agreement Yameen signed with China in 2017, which raised a security alarm in India, is “not on the table”. Titled ‘Protocol on Establishment of Joint Ocean Observation Station’, the agreement was meant to allow China to construct an observatory at Makunudhoo, the westernmost atoll of the Maldives in the north.