🌏 From Standoff to Sightseeing: Doklam Opens to Tourists After 8 Years

Eight years after the tense 2017 standoff between India and China, the Doklam region—a strategic tri-junction between India, Bhutan, and China—has now been opened for tourism.

This is more than just a scenic trail.

It marks another step in the gradual process of India–China de-escalation:

✈️ Visa restoration talks have resumed

🛬 Direct flights between Beijing and Indian cities are being reconsidered

🕊️ And now, civilian access to a previously sensitive border zone

While a trust deficit still lingers, such developments reflect cautious optimism. They symbolize that diplomacy isn’t only about summits or statements—it’s also about building confidence through access, transparency, and people-to-people movement.

As the Chumbi Valley transforms from a flashpoint to a future tourism spot, it quietly tells us that progress sometimes arrives in peaceful steps.

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