The Indin-Chinese borders can be divided into three sectors annexed in 1826 by the Treaty of Yandabo, after the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826). After the Ensuing Anglo-Burmese Wars, all of Burma was annexed, giving the British a border with the Chinese province of Yunan. V. K. Singh argued that the basis of these borders, accepted by British India and Tibet, was that India`s historic borders were the Himalayas and the regions south of the Himalayas were traditionally Indian and linked to India. The high Himalayan basin has been proposed as a border between India and its northern neighbours. The Indian government considered the Himalayas to be the ancient border of the Indian subcontinent and therefore should be the modern border of British India and, later, the Republic of India. [29] In June, a military stalemate occurred between India and China in the disputed Doklam area near the Doka-La Pass. On June 16, 2017, the Chinese brought heavy road equipment to the Doklam region and began building a road in the disputed area.

[59] Previously, China had built a dirt road at Doka La on which Indian troops were stationed. [59] They conducted foot patrols from this point to the Place of the Royal Bhutanese Army (RBA) at Jampheri Ridge. [59] The dispute that erupted after June 16 was due to the Chinese starting to build a road under Doka La, where India and Bhutan claim to be from the disputed area. [59] This led to an Indian intervention in the construction of Chinese roads on 18 June, two days after the start of the work. Bhutan claims that the Chinese violated the written agreements between the two countries in 1988 and 1998, after extensive rounds of discussions. [60] The agreements stipulate that the status quo in the Doklam region must be maintained until March 1959. [60] It is these agreements that China has violated by building a road downstream of Doka La. A number of statements from each country`s foreign ministries have been issued defending each country`s action. Because of the ambiguity of previous border talks that have begun since the Anglo-Chinese agreement signed in Calcutta on 17 March 1890, each country refers to different agreements that have been reached in an attempt to defend its position in the border conflict.

[59] [60] After the June 28 invasion, the Chinese military claimed that India had stopped building a road on Chinese territory. [61] On 30 June, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the construction of Chinese roads was having an impact on India`s security, in violation of the status quo. [62] On 5 July, Bhutan issued an approach calling on China to restore the status quo by 16 June. [63] In July and August, the Doklam issue was not resolved.