Dr. Nithiyanandam on Global Express | The ingress near Chumbi Valley: and how China militarised the heights

Senior Journalist Neena Gopal is in discussion with Dr Nithiyanandan, Head of the Geospatial Research Program at Takshasila Institution.

If it wasn’t for geospatial intelligence, none of this would even be in the public domain. But unveiling the Dragon’s footprint today is Dr Y. Nithiyanandam of Takshashila Institution, who has tracked Chinese intrusions upto 9 km inside Bhutanese territory along the MOCHU River in the Doklam Plateau.  Bordered by Sikkim, and a string of mountain peaks, It’s a de facto occupation of Bhutanese territory -  and given the recent talks between Thimpu and Beijing, China’s construction activity at the Doklam tri-junction and the threat it poses to India’s Siliguri Corridor should be a matter of some concern in Delhi.