Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Standing up to a bully” (August 29). China claims Indian territories in the name of historical wrongs and its invasion of India in 1962, which was plain bullying to begin with. However, it misjudged New Delhi in case of India-Bhutan-China tri-junction at Doklam, where it started constructing a road which would have posed a security threat for India which started the friction.
However, in the end, Beijing showed maturity by giving up its pre-condition of Indian troop withdrawal at Doklam before there could be any talks. Both the countries agreed to withdraw their troops, with China abandoning its controversial road construction at Doklam, though it refuses to directly accept it. It is a remarkable success of New Delhi’s diplomatic capability, patience and restrained response to the provocation, even threats of invasion, by the state-controlled Chinese media in holding its ground.