Doklam and the Sikkim stretch of the border between India and China came back into focus on Sunday as Beijing asked India to respect the historical treaty that defined the boundary between the two nations in that area. China's statement calling on India to "face the facts" came a day after Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden visit to the Nathu La post.
China on Sunday referred to the 1890 UK-China treaty, which it claimed demarcated the Sikkim sector of the Sino-Indian border, as it urged New Delhi to abide by its provisions. Reacting to Sitharaman's visit to
