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Himalayan border standoff

India and China have each deployed around 3,000 troops to positions on the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction – the point where the three Himalayan regions of Sikkim, Tibet and Bhutan meet

AFGHANISTAN
PAKISTAN
CHINA
Mount Kailash
INDIA
Arabian Sea 
Bay of Bengal
500 miles 800km

CHINA
Mount Everest
NEPAL
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Largely claimed by China
SIKKIM
BHUTAN
INDIA
Siliguri Corridor
INDIA
MYANMAR
BANGLADESH
Bay of Bengal
125 miles 200km

HIMALAYAS
INDIA
SIKKIM
NEPAL
Gangtok: Headquarters of 17 Mountain Division 
Kalimpong: Headquarters of 27 Mountain Division
Darjeeling
WEST BENGAL
CHINA
TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION
Doklam Plateau: Disputed territory. China is building road towards Gamochen, capable of
taking weight of military vehicles
BHUTAN
Dhoka La: Standoff at border tri-junction
Gamochen
Thimphu
25 miles 40km

Sources: Global Security, Press Trust of India, Stratfor 

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