From 7-Hour Mule Ride To 40 Minutes By Road: New Doklam Route To Change India, China Border Equation

An alternative road, built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), has made it easier for the Indian troops to enter the Doklam Valley - the site of a 73-day military standoff between India and China two years ago.

Reaching Indian Army’s Doka la base, located at the edge of the Doklam plateau near Sikkim, now takes a mere 40 minutes as against a seven-hour journey earlier on a mule track. The new route can alter the military equation in the region, as in 2017, the Indian Army had to move to the tri-junction area via a single road.

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