Doklam plateau

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The Doklam plateau is a strategically sensitive Himalayan border area near the tri-junction of India, China, and Bhutan, known for its high-altitude terrain and the 2017 military standoff between India and China.

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Surface form Occurrences
Doklam 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border region
disputed territory
plateau
associatedWith Bhutanese sovereignty issues
India–China military tensions
Siliguri Corridor security
averageElevation approximately 4000 meters
borderOf Bhutan NERFINISHED
China NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
claimedBy Bhutan NERFINISHED
China NERFINISHED
controlledBy Bhutan (de facto, with Indian security support) NERFINISHED
disputeParties Bhutan NERFINISHED
China NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
disputeStatus unresolved as of late 2010s
disputeType border dispute
eventLocation 2017 Doklam standoff
geopoliticalRegion East Asia NERFINISHED
South Asia NERFINISHED
infrastructureIssue Chinese road construction attempts
knownFor 2017 India–China military standoff NERFINISHED
locatedIn Himalayas
locatedNear India–China–Bhutan tri-junction NERFINISHED
militaryPresence Indian Army NERFINISHED
People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED
near Chumbi Valley NERFINISHED
Sikkim NERFINISHED
Tibet Autonomous Region NERFINISHED
notableYear 2017
partOf western Bhutan border area
regionType tri-junction area
securityConcernFor Bhutan NERFINISHED
China NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
strategicImportance affects security of Bhutan
controls access routes between India and Tibet
overlooks Siliguri Corridor
subjectOf China–Bhutan boundary talks NERFINISHED
India–China border negotiations NERFINISHED
terrainFeature cold climate
mountainous
rugged
terrainType high-altitude plateau
timeZone UTC+6 (Bhutan side)
UTC+8 (China side)

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India–China border hasKeyRegion Doklam plateau
India–China relations hasKeyArea Doklam plateau
this entity surface form: Doklam