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Packed crowd at @AnantaAspen to hear @ShashiTharoor on Parliamentary Standing Committee report on China. 
Doklam: China made major incursion with intent to build road to Jhamperi ridge. Would have led to situation "like Pakistanis in Kargil."
Army disabused standing committee of the rumour that China was building alternative routes.
Special Representative talks "have not gone anywhere." Outstanding dispute gives lever to elements in China to throw India off balance.
Gen. Narasimhan: Curious about connectivity suggestions. Doklam assessment fair. Enough border agreements in place; enforcement needed.
.@ShashiTharoor: China and India should collaborate more on securing sea lines of communication in Indian Ocean.
.@ShashiTharoor: China alone is blocking sanctioning of Masood Azhar and other Pakistani terrorists. We need to start "leveraging" Taiwan.
.@ShashiTharoor: India's objections to Belt and Road go beyond sovereignty but "crushing debt burden." CPEC a "white Chinese elephant."
.@ShashiTharoor: We should not look at China only through the prism of conflict. Collaboration possible on contacts and connectivity.
Mohammad Salim MP: On Doklam, the country was one. Blames irresponsible comments in media in both countries & "experts" from Western world.
.@ShashiTharoor: India had been too obliging on SCS, Taiwan, etc. [India dropped One China reference in joint statement in 2010.]
.@ShashiTharoor: Modi government lifted restrictions on Chinese investments in ports, etc. But "almost colonial" terms of trade with China.
