India urges China to desist from changing status quo

The Indian and Chinese military have engaged in a standoff following China's efforts to construct a road in the strategically important Donglung area, which falls in Bhutan. 

In a statement, the government has said that India is "deeply concerned at the recent Chinese actions, and has conveyed to the Chinese government that such construction would represent a significant change of status quo with serious security implications for India."

"It is essential that all parties concerned display utmost restraint and abide by their respective bilateral understandings not to change the status quo unilaterally. It is also important that the consensus reached between India and China through the Special Representatives process is scrupulously respected by both sides," the statement read.

Meanwhile, China has accused Indian soldiers of entering Chinese territory to stop the construction.

The country has further issued an warning and has asked India to learn from the historic defeat in the Indo-China War, which took place between Oct 20, 1962 to Nov 21, 1962.

However, refuting all accusations, Indian Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said, "The Bhutan government had issued a statement yesterday in which it made it clear that the land in question belonged to Bhutan. It is located near India's land. There is an arrangement between India and Bhutan for providing security."

Responding to China's threat, Jaitley said that the present India is very different from India in the 60's.

"If they are trying to remind us... the situation in 1962 was different and India of 2017 is different," he said.