Over two month long Doklam stand-off has ended as both India and China have withdrawn their troops from the area. India has said, process of disengagement of border personnel at face-off site in Doklam has been completed under verification. Responding to queries on the understanding of disengagement at Doklam, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar yesterday said, India has always maintained that differences on such matters can be addressed only through diplomatic channels. He said, it has been India's principled position that agreements and understandings reached on boundary issues must scrupulously respected.<br/><br/> Mr Kumar said, peace and tranquility in the border areas is an essential pre-requisite for further development of India-China bilateral relationship. He said, New Delhi looks forward to continuing engagement with Beijing on the basis of this understanding. The development is being seen as a big diplomatic breakthrough for India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to China for BRICS Summit. Meanwhile, The government has briefed the opposition leaders on the easing of Dokalam border standoff with China. <br/><br/>External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj spoke to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and other senior congress leaders. Swaraj has also have talked to other opposition leaders, informing them about the development. The Congress, on its part, welcomed and supported the<br/>understanding between India and China to de-escalate the border tension at Dokalam in the Sikkim sector.<br/><br/>Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah also lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team for getting the better of China in the Dokalam standoff. Omar said the return to status quo was a victory for India and the prime minister.'<br/><br/>In June, Indian soldiers had crossed the Sikkim border to stop China from constructing a road on the Doklam Plateau in Bhutan. India was deeply concerned at the Chinese actions and had conveyed to the Chinese Government that such construction would represent a significant change of status quo with serious security implications for India.<br/><br/>Doka La is the Indian name for the region which Bhutan recognises as Dokalam, while China claims it as part of its Donglang region. Of the 3,488-km-long India-China border from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, a 220-km section falls in Sikkim.