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'Shocked Chinese Soldiers': Army's Doklam Call; Lt. Gen. AK Bhatt Shares Dramatic Details | LoD Ep#1

TOI Special Podcast Series Line Of Defence With Lieutenant General Anil Kumar Bhatt (PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM). In this gripping episode, Lt GenBhatt pulls back the curtain on one of the most dangerous flashpoints in recent India-China history - the 2017 Doklam standoff. Speaking with rare candour, Lt Gen Bhatt reveals dramatic, first-hand details of how Indian troops physically blocked China’s attempt to change the status quo at the Doklam tri-junction. As Chinese forces moved in with bulldozers to push through a road, India countered Beijing’s heavy machinery by deploying Border Roads Organisation dozers of its own - a high-stakes dozer-versus-dozer face-off at 14,000 feet. The bold move stunned China, triggering a tense 72-day standoff. 'Most fortunately, there was political clarity. They had given us the freedom to do what we had to. We sent troops across and then told the political masters 'We have done it', and they supported us to the hilt,' says Lt Gen Bhatt. Watch the full podcast for the strategy, the risks, and the leadership decisions that defined the moment… #doklam #indiachina #indianarmy #nationalsecurity #defencenews 00:00 Opening | Doklam 2017: The High-Risk Decision to Stop China (Stopping Chinese road construction, dozers vs dozers, Bhutanese territory, de-escalation, Hamburg G20 Modi–Xi moment, and India’s worst-case military preparedness incl. BrahMos) 00:03:16 Doklam 2017 Explained | Lt Gen Anil Kumar in the DGMO Chair 00:05:05 How India Communicates During Crises | Border Talks vs Pakistan Hotline 00:06:40 Why There’s No DGMO-Style Hotline With China 00:07:45 Early Warning Signs | When Doklam Could Have Escalated 00:09:06 The Trigger Day | 16 June Morning Report Changes Everything 00:09:45 Why the Road Mattered | Jampheri Ridge & Siliguri Corridor Risk 00:10:40 Bhutan’s Territory, India’s Red Line & Decision to Act 00:11:03 270 Troops + Dozers | How India Physically Stopped China 00:12:28 72 Days of Eyeball-to-Eyeball Confrontation 00:13:07 China’s “Salami Slicing” Strategy Explained 00:14:27 Risks of War vs Strategic Stakes | Political Backing 00:15:00 “Act First, Inform Later” | Decision-Making Under Pressure 00:16:21 Inside the War Room | PM Briefings & Daily Crisis Management 00:18:10 How the Hamburg Modi–Xi Interaction Changed the Game 00:19:40 Key Lesson | How China Responds to Strength & Resolve 00:21:53 Preparing for War Without Triggering One 00:22:51 Near-Miss | Guns, Tanks & Chess-Like Military Counters 00:23:59 15 August Incident & Avoiding a Wider Conflict 00:24:31 Messaging Without a Hotline | Commander-Level Communication 00:25:25 Doklam as Standing Up to a Bully | Tit-for-Tat Deterrence 00:26:01 Personal Toll | Sleepless Nights & Leadership Lessons 00:28:04 Shift to Kashmir Command | Rethinking Counter-Terror Strategy 00:29:17 Winning Public Trust During Counter-Terror Operations 00:31:01 Hard Call | Pulling Back to Prevent Collateral Damage 00:33:44 “Numbers Don’t Matter” | Freedom to Troops & Intel Integration 00:36:04 The Human Cost of Command | Losing an Officer 00:39:03 Crowd Control Crisis | Tragedy, Accountability & Apology 00:41:44 Terrorism Evolves | From Guns to Social Media Warfare 00:43:32 Drones Change Warfare | First Conflict to Prove It Live 00:44:42 Space as a Warfighting Domain | Satellites & ISR 00:46:45 India’s Space Strengths—and the Critical Gaps 00:48:09 Future Wars | Non-Contact Warfare & What Comes Next 00:48:50 Building India’s Military-Space Ecosystem | Private Sector Role 00:48:53 – War in space & India’s private sector shift 00:49:29 – Military satellites, private launches & debate 00:50:15 – How private companies changed global space 00:52:01 – Rise of India’s private space startups 00:52:37 – Is India building its own SpaceX? 00:52:56 – Talent, funding & defence innovation 00:53:59 – Preparing for future conflicts 00:55:00 – Political clarity, deterrence & Pakistan 00:55:48 – China challenge, Doklam & Galwan lessons 00:57:41 – Leadership, crisis decisions & deterrence 00:59:03 – Rapid fire: drones, space & leadership 01:01:05 – Final message to India Times Of India (TOI) Is The Largest Selling English Daily In The World. Times Of India Videos Bring You Global News, Views And Sharp Analysis. We Track India's Global Rise, Her Increasing Engagement With The World, The Changing Geopolitical Landscape Amid Conflicts And Wars And The Emerging World Order. INTERNATIONAL NEWS | GLOBAL CONFLICTS | MIDDLE EAST WAR | CHANGING WORLD ORDER #TOILive | #TOIVideos Subscribe to the Times Of India YT channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. Join Millions Reading TOI; Download Our App At http://toi.in/app-yt Visit our website https://www.timesofindia.com/ Follow us on X/ @timesofindia Facebook:   / timesofindia   Instagram:   / timesofindia   Follow the TOI WhatsApp channel: https://bit.ly/3RYl0J9 For daily news & updates and exclusive stories, follow the Times of India