Complete Case Study on Doklam Standoff

1. BUSINESS COMMUNICATION AND
ETHICS PRESENTATION ON
“DOKLAM STANDOFF:INDIA BHUTAN
CHINA”
PRESENTED BY :
1. Mayur Surve(74)
2. Himanshu Patil(72)
3. Pratiksha Mohod(61)
4. Mohit Patil(73)

2. Contents:
1. Background
2. Introduction
3. India’s Stand
4. Bhutan’s History
5. China Bhutan Boundary Talks
6. Current Crisis
7. Future
8. Bhutanese View & Chinese View
9. International Media
10.How Standoff resolved
11.The Disengagement
12.Conclusion

3. What is Doklam Standoff ??

4. Doklam Standoff Background
 Doko La (Doklam) is a strategically located tri-
junction of India, Bhutan and China.

5. Introduction
 India and China were engaged in
standoff at Doklam since June 16,
2017.
 The reason behind the stand-off was
the Chinese attempt to build a road in
the strategically located Doklam.

6. Bhutan and India: The Treaty
And
INDIA’S STAND
 Unlike China and Bhutan, India does
not claim Doklam but supports
Bhutan's claim.
 As, India Signed a treaty with
Bhutan to Look after the Boundary
Issues of Bhutan.

7. Bhutan As Buffer: History
 Trade Route
 1890 Treaty: China-Britan
 1998 Agreement: Bhutan
China
 Bhutan Friendship

8. China Bhutan Boundary Talks
 Rounds of Negotiation Talks
• 6th round 1984
• 7th round 1990
• 11th round 1996
• 14th round 2000

9. The Current Crisis
 June 16th
 June 18th
 June 20th
 June 23rd

10. Looking To The Future
 Failure of INDIA-CHINA to
resolve their border
disputes.
 China Bhutan dispute in
2012.
 Effect of Bhutn boundary
dispute on INDO-CHINA
settlement.

11. Bhutanese View
 Bhutan’s Claim of China
invading their territory of
building roads.
 Bhutan not willing for the
INDO CHINA war and heating
up the situation.
 People supported India
rather than China.

12. CHINESE VIEW
 Decision of Disengagement of Indochina
troops in Doklam sector.
 Infrastructure improvement in Doklam.
 Gap between intentions of china and
persuation of the same by other
countries.

13. International Media On Stand- Off
 New York Times :Agreement of both
countries to end the stand-off but
china still claiming the disputed
territory .
 Daily Mail :Withdrawal of the positions
of the two sides after Flag meeting.
 CNN :India China agree to expeditious
disengagement of Doklam border
dispute.

14. How Stand off Resolved:
 Stand-off started from June
16 when china restarted the
unfinished road building.
 Indian Army Intercepted and
stalls road-ling efforts.
 Both the Countries , India
and China deployed troops in
Doka La Plateau.

15.  War like Condition Arised,
Chinese border guards enter
into indian territory and
threaten shepherds.
 India and China decided to
solve the standoff in
“Diplomatic Way”.

16. Result of Resolution : The Disengagement
 On 28 August 2017, India
and China greed to pull
their troops back from
Doklam.
 On 29 August, Bhutan
welcomed the
Disengagement and hoped
that it would lead to the
maintainence of peace.

17. Conclusion
 Doklam being trijunction of India Bhutan
and China, and building road in doklam
by China makes Chinese army easy and
fast to deploy troops against India.
 So dispute arised, and both contries
Solved it in a Diplomatic way by
negotiating
 And agreed to Disengagement.

18. Question & Comments