
while everyone’s busy with Russia
China’s invading Bhutan in a slow but
calculated way the ccp’s interest in
Bhutan is nothing new and the dragon of
the East is Unapologetic about its
activities China’s been building roads
and military installations on land
that’s not theirs as you can see from
these pictures at the rate at which
things are unraveling we might wake up
to find China and Bhutan merged that’s
very bad news for India because Bhutan
sits extremely close to the Strategic
Indian Land Corridor called chicken neck
right here on the map this strip of land
connects Mainland India to its eastern
section China realizes that this is a
vulnerability for New Delhi and wants to
get its troops as close to the area as
possible to protect its safety India has
once sent troops to Bhutan and is now
ready to go to war with China so today
let’s go over the origins of this border
dispute between China and Bhutan the
manner of invasion that China’s
implement ing how India gets dragged
into all this and why I think that a war
will be on the horizon if this issue
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century land grabs can be handled in two
ways the Russian one or the Chinese one
sure you can do it the Russian way and
launch an allout fullscale attack or you
could do it subtly like China China’s
adopted a low-key but deadly strategy
where they take a stepbystep approach to
their
invasions we’ve seen it in action in the
South China Sea where their entire
policy has revolved around building an
artificial Island here and seizing a
disputed Reef there until the world
wakes up one day with massive ground
stolen and because of the covert nature
of this they avoid triggering a major
conflict with their neighbors or
Washington it’s this same subtle
aggressive foreign policy that we’re now
seeing China implementing in Bhutan
Beijing has been quietly sending in
troops into Bhutan and building roads
housing and military installations
now with fortifications built on another
country’s Sovereign soil we have the
Diplomatic issue of Border disputes but
the truth of the matter is much like all
the lands they’ve taken before this is
an invasion into bhan as with all things
we need to take a step back and dive
into history a little bit to further
understand the seeds of this destruction
we’re now seeing were swn way back in
the early 20th century this was a time

in which the exact borders of nations in
the Himalayan region weren’t clearly
defined back then the region was part of
various Empires and kingdoms and borders
were more fluid eventually when the
British took control of India as they
did most of the Known World they
attempted to outline borders carefully
so that they could split up areas
amongst themselves even though they
succeeded in most of the areas in the
mountainous terrains where Bhutan lies
they left a lot of areas unmapped and
vague in 1949 when the Chinese nation
was founded one of of the priorities was
to assert control and dominance over its
borders as a new nation they were
aggressive with this policy and it’s
what ultimately led to the annexation of
Tibet into China in
1950 this means they inherited the
Border issue between Tibet and Bhutan
the CCP tried to begin a border
clarification process but there were no
ties between the two
Nations given its passive nature and its
size Bhutan had and still has a very
limited foreign policy in short they
preferred to stay isolated and Border
disputes were not something they wanted
to get into I’m sure they would have
preferred for things to remain this way
but well peace is not always an option
when China’s your neighbor as expected
the matter intensified in the decade
that followed as China started to draw
official maps showing parts of Bhutan as
Chinese
territory this was obviously concerning
for Bhutan but they didn’t have formal
diplomatic relations ations with China
so negotiations were tricky to say the
least over the years talks have been had
but they’ve yielded little to no results
with the most recent talk sparking
Embers that have not been viewed
favorably by Nations like
India don’t worry we’ll get to that in
just a few minutes and you’ll understand
why India is prepared to go to war over
this in fact just so you know it kind of
already has but first let’s talk about
the contested lands that are at the
center of all this when you look at this
map you’ll see that there are two main
disputed areas that Bhutan and China are
fighting over these two main disputed
areas are the Western sector in the form
of the dam plateau and the central
sector in the form of jakar L and Pam L
valleys let me explain a little more
about that starting with the ever so
important dolam Plateau this is the most
volatile of all the areas that are
disputed and it could be the sparking
point that leads to an allout war and as
you’ll soon see located in the western
sector this region is of great
importance because of its proximity to
the Siliguri Corridor this Corridor also
named the chicken neck is a geopolitical
and geoeconomic Corridor that connects
the seven states of Northeast India to
the rest of the Indian Republic at its
narrowest section it’s about 20 km wide
making it an Achilles heel for India if
captured by the enemy that would mean
that essentially India would be cut off
from its other states making it a

military and economic crisis
unfortunately for India the doam plateau
that China claims as theirs directly
overlooks their chicken neck meaning
that if China were to occupy the place
as they’re now doing it would be a
military and economic disaster for India
given how the two Nations aren’t exactly
the best of friends in fact it’s been
said that the only reason China’s
interested in this area is just so that
it can have a stronger strategic
position against India that’s how you
know there’s bad blood here imagine
claiming territory in another country
just to keep your enemy in check that’s
crazy India however does not take this
Potential Threat lightly in fact back in
2017 things got very heated between
China and India over doam specifically
because of this Corridor the whole
incident was named the doam standoff in
June 2017 China decided to start
building a road in dlam right in the
disputed
territory Yes you heard that right China
basically started infrastructure
projects to solidify its claims in
disputed areas and completely violated
the sovereignty of Bhutan with very few
options they turned to their big brother
India seeing China’s Road building as a
Potential Threat to its own security
especially because of how close dolum is
to the Siliguri Corridor India decided
to step in Indian troops crossed the
border into Bhutan and blocked the
Chinese engineers and workers from
continuing with the
construction this led to a standoff with
troops from both sides camping out for
over 2 months after weeks of intense
negotiations both sides agreed to a
mutual disengagement the troops from
both India and China pulled back and
China stopped its road construction in
dolom at least for the time being the
situation was de-escalated without any
shots being fired which was a huge
relief
now China may have stepped down in 2017
but it started its Antics again in
2024 as you can see from these satellite
images of the panga Village and the
draman and chako Villages Chinese
construction projects have continued in
secret and have now made quite
significant strides on another nation’s
soil the second disputed area is the
central sector which includes areas like
the jakar L and Pam lung valleys now
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screen anyways the second disputed area
is the central sector which includes
areas around the jakar lung and pamong
valleys these areas are less well known
compared to the dolum area but they are
still significant for both countries due
to their resources and strategic
location you see the jarl and paml
valleys lie in the north central part of
Bhutan close to the Tibetan border this
region is sparsely populated because of
its rugged terrain which makes it
difficult to
access despite the remote nature of
these valleys they hold strategic
importance for both China and Bhutan on
one hand for Bhutan these valleys are
part of its traditional territory and
the country wants to maintain its
sovereignty over them on the other for
China controlling these areas could be
part of a broader strategy to secure its
borders and exert influence in the
Himalayan region the Chinese think of it
as a base of sorts from where they can
push into the rest of the country put in
a nutshell when it comes to these areas
the main problem is the differing
interpretations of where the boundary
lies as I mentioned because of a lack of
clear demarcations in the past China is
using this to deliberately go Inland
thus violating its much smaller neighbor
despite the ongoing discussions China’s
built roads buildings and speculated
military bases in these areas showing
that they’re not open to losing them
this right here highlights one of
bhutan’s major challenges because it’s a
small country with a population count of
under a million and limited Military
capability it relies heavily on
diplomacy and its relationship with
India to manage its border issues with
China but sometimes even that isn’t
enough this bullying action by China was
solidified by the fact that in 2020
China raised a new dispute over
territory that had never come up in
boundary talks earlier in the virtual
meeting of the global environment
facility China objected to the grant for
the sck Tang wildlife sanctuary in
eastern bhutan’s trashi gang District
claiming that the area was disputed
naturally bhan rejected the claim
pointing out the area had never featured
in 24 previous rounds of boundary talks
perhaps it’s such things that make
people say China has bullying tendencies
in Asia in any case the sakang wildlife
sanctuary is being contested and just
like the other key areas as we’ll have
to wait and see what becomes of it with
all this said let’s now take a look at
India’s role in all this and why there
as much a stakeholder as Bhutan in this
conflict you see folks India’s support
for Bhutan in this China Bhutan border
dispute is rooted in a combination of
strategic historical and diplomatic
factors firstly as you may already know
from my explanations earlier India has
strategic interests in the doam plateau
India does not want China gaining access
to the Corridor as that would give them
power to cut India off from its
Northeastern states that’s why they’ll
give Bhutan as much help as it needs as
this is pivotal to their own State
security in addition to that because the
only thing standing between India and
China is that region in Bhutan India
views this small nation as a buffer
state if Bhutan were annexed by China
like Tibet was then India would face
increased security challenges along its
northern borders however not all of the
reasons are rooted in self-preservation
as there are deep ties between India and
Bhutan the two Nations have had a
long-standing relationship built on
mutual respect cooperation and shared
cultural and religious ties Bhutan and
India signed the Treaty of friendship in
1949 which was updated in 2007 making it
even stronger and more important under
this treaty India agreed to guide Bhutan
in its foreign relations in defense
while respecting bhutan’s sovereignty
this is a special important given that
Bhutan does not like to deal with
foreign policies as the nation prefers
to be neutral and peaceful this is why
India influences and guides bhutan’s
foreign policy without taking away the
smaller nation’s autonomy on top of this
the two Nations also have strong
economic and Military ties there’s been
free trade and commerce between the
territories of India and Bhutan since
the signing of the treaty between the
government of India and the Royal
government of Bhutan in
1949 this economic activity has been so
active that since 2014 India’s
merchandise trade excluding electricity
with Bhutan has almost tripled from $484
million in 2014 to 2015 to over $1.5
billion in 2022 to 2023 these figures
count for about 73% of bhutan’s overall
trade with the trade balance in India’s
favor so from the looks of it they have
both friendship and economic Ties on top
of trade balances India’s the leading
source of investments in Bhutan
comprising 50% of the country’s total
foreign direct investment there are
about 30 Indian companies in Bhutan
operating in various sectors like
banking manufacturing electricity
Generation aggr food processing it
Pharmaceuticals hospitality and
education basically the ties Run Deep
I’m sure you get the picture adding to
these economic ties are military ties as
India also helps train bhutan’s mil
military this close partnership means
that Bhutan relies on India for support
in critical situations including border
disputes with China as the 2017 incident
proved now with military ties this close
and shared concern over China it makes
sense that both India and Bhutan would
put a unified effort into stopping this
common enemy and ensure that their
territorial Integrity is respected
something that we need to be aware of is
that India’s involvement doesn’t just
revolve around Bhutan let me explain you
must already know that India and China
are both vying for the top spot in Asia
and historically they haven’t been the
best of friends China especially has
been quite ambitious in spreading its
influence to the point where India views
it as a serious threat by helping Bhutan
preserve its territories India is acting
as a counterbalance to Chinese influence
left unchecked China could swallow up
Bhutan thus making itself stronger and
sparking a massive shift in the Region’s
balance of power another major cause for
concern for India is that Bhutan and
China have been having conversations
about potential diplomatic ties the
closer Bhutan grows to China as it fixes
these issues the higher the probability
that it might draw away from India
concerns that this newf found diplomacy
may bring strategic implications are a
big issue and with everything that we’ve
been discussing you can understand why
if China develops economic ties with
Bhutan then what whenever everything
said and done India values its close
relationship with Bhutan and has
invested heavily in economic aid
military training and infrastructure
projects the idea that China will swoop
in now is completely unacceptable to
them on the other hand Bhutan is aware
of India’s concerns and typically
balances its relations with China and
India carefully Bhutan seeks to maintain
good relations with both neighbors while
protecting its own sovereignty as long
as Bhutan continues this balance act and
ensures that agreements with China do
not negatively impact India’s security
India’s likely to be supportive or at
least not openly opposed of bhutan’s
Peace efforts with China that’s going to
be a tough act to accomplish with
matters the way they are I have a
feeling we won’t wait long to see how
successful bhutan’s going to be or if
Tides reverse and they themselves incur
the wrath of India I don’t know how
familiar you are with this but there’s
an old Chinese policy named the f
fingers of Tibet it considers Tibet to
be China’s right-hand Palm with five
fingers on its periphery namely LD do
Nepal sakim Bhutan and arunachal Pradesh
China viewed itself as having the
responsibility to liberate these five
fingers no doubt a pretext for Invasion
though the policy Now lies dormant I
wouldn’t blame you for wondering if
China’s revived this policy as it’s on a
devastating but silent war path as much
as I hope for for peace I’m sure I’ll be
updating you soon as things unravel