Sikkim border dispute with China : Sushma Swaraj says New Delhi capable of defending itself
Sushma Swaraj,External affairs minister on Thursday responded to Opposition’s charges on the ongoing Sikkim border dispute with China near the Doka La region.Swaraj said that India was capable of defending itself.
In the Monsoon Session of Parliament , the external Minister said that the Union minister tried to dispel all the doubts raised over the ongoing stalemate on the eastern borders of India.
The minister of External Affairs clears that India’s stand on South China has been very transperent. Swaraj further claimed that India maintains upon the issue and the status quo on Sikkim border was not altered by India, but China.
Sushma Swaraj also said to the MPs in Rajya Sabha that Sikkim standoff is only about ‘just demands’ from the Indian side.
Both Bhutan and India are sovereign nations and are working to resolve their respective border disputes with China, Swaraj added.