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India Expresses Concern as China Accelerates Bhutan Boundary Talks
✍️ Deccan Herald
🗓 29 Oct 2026, 06:36 AM
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India has voiced apprehensions over China’s decision to hasten its border negotiations with Bhutan, fearing implications for its own territorial disputes.
China and Bhutan have been negotiating over disputed border areas for years. The Chinese government recently announced that it would accelerate the talks, aiming to reach a settlement faster than previously planned.
India, which shares a long border with both China and Bhutan, has expressed concern that a rapid resolution could alter the status quo and impact its own border disputes. Officials say the country is closely monitoring the developments.
Indian diplomats have indicated that they will engage with their partners to ensure that the talks do not compromise regional stability or India’s security interests.
The negotiations are part of ongoing efforts to settle the more than 400‑kilometre border dispute that has remained unresolved since the 1990s.
India, which shares a long border with both China and Bhutan, has expressed concern that a rapid resolution could alter the status quo and impact its own border disputes. Officials say the country is closely monitoring the developments.
Indian diplomats have indicated that they will engage with their partners to ensure that the talks do not compromise regional stability or India’s security interests.
The negotiations are part of ongoing efforts to settle the more than 400‑kilometre border dispute that has remained unresolved since the 1990s.