August 29, 2017 1:14 PM

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US: Top experts welcome disengagement of troops by both India, China at Doklam

Top experts in the US have welcomed the disengagement of troops by both India and China at Doklam, but warned that the problem is not out of the woods. Nirupama Rao, the former foreign secretary currently a Public Policy Fellow said, that there are still unresolved questions between the two sides which should not be ignored. She said, the last two months have demonstrated that there are serious fault lines in a relationship that is clearly seismic. <br/><br/>Tanvi Madan, from the Brookings Institute, said the most important fact is that the situation has de-escalated and has been resolved diplomatically. Michael Kugelman, from the Woodrow Wilson International Center, said this resolution came a bit earlier than expected, but it was completely inevitable. He said neither side could afford a conflict, no matter how small. <br/><br/>India and China yesterday agreed to expeditious disengagement of border personnel at the face-off site in Doklam following diplomatic communications. Troops of the two countries had been locked in a standoff in Doklam since June 16 after Indian troops stopped the Chinese Army from building a road in the disputed area.

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