RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bhutan and Sino–Indian Rivalry
JF Asian Survey
FD University of California Press
SP 240
OP 260
DO 10.1525/as.2018.58.2.240
VO 58
IS 2
A1 Mitra, Subrata K.
A1 Thaliyakkattil, Srikanth
YR 2018
UL http://as.ucpress.edu/content/58/2/240.abstract
AB The military standoff between Chinese and Indian troops in the disputed territory of Doklam brought forward the foreign policy dilemmas of Bhutan and its search for an optimal strategy toward its two neighboring big powers. This paper discusses Bhutan’s attempts to balance its overwhelming dependence on India with the necessity of normal diplomatic relations with China.