Success at Doklam

India achieves status quo ante without firing a single bullet

The ministry of external affairs stated on Monday afternoon that Indian and Chinese troops were “disengaging” in the Doklam area near Sikkim. The Doklam face-off between the two countries began over the construction of a road. It has ended with the construction halted. India, therefore, has crossed the border back into its territory. This is the restoration of status quo ante, which is what India had wanted. That India has managed to achieve its objective without firing a shot, while showing maturity and restraint in the face of the Chinese media onslaught, and with the military assessing its position carefully