India says China hasn't violated Doklam disengagement pact

India on Friday rejected recent reports of a sizeable presence of Chinese troops near the Doklam stand-off site.

The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement, "We have seen recent press reports on Doklam. There are no new developments at the face-off site and its vicinity since the 28th August disengagement. The status quo prevails in this area. Any suggestion to the contrary is incorrect.

In response to recent press reports about Doklam, our statement : pic.twitter.com/vIUp4xvFXR- Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) October 6, 2017

An indication of increased presence of Chinese forces in the Chumbi Valley in the Doklam plateau was also given by Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Thursday.

"The two sides are not in a physical face-off as we speak. However, their forces in Chumbi Valley are still deployed and I expect them to withdraw as their exercise in the area gets over," he said.

China on Thursday said there had been no violation of the understanding between India and China on the 89 sq km Doklam area (which is disputed territory between China and Bhutan) so India had never objected to the patrols or the troop presence in that area. The main concern was the road construction by the Chinese forces, which has come to a halt.

An official explained the situation, saying there has been "no such movement or construction work by the Chinese forces that would impinge upon the understanding of disengagement between the two sides".

Indian is constantly monitoring the situation, which remains far from normal. But New Delhi has not witnessed any change that would affect its "core concerns".

VIDEO | MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on recent media reports about Doklam

#WATCH: MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar says, 'no new developments at the face-off site & its vicinity since 28 Aug disengagement' #Doklam pic.twitter.com/E9ozgccdRs- ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2017

Video courtesy: ANI/Twitter