New Delhi, Oct 27: The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday denied reports about an alleged Chinese build-up near the Doklam plateau and said the status quo prevails in the region after India and China decided to disengage their armies. “The status quo prevails at Doklam. Any report to the contrary is mischievous,” said MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar. He also said India hopes the ruling Communist Party of China will adopt policies for peace and stability in the region. Also Read - India, China Agree to Stop Sending Troops to Frontline Border in Ladakh; to Continue Military Level Talks

“This news report refers to alleged Chinese build-up well within China. There have been no new developments at the face-off site and its vicinity since the August 28 disengagement between the two countries,” Raveesh Kumar said, in response to recent media reports about Chinese troop build-up a few kilometres from the Doklam plateau. Also Read - India-China Talks on Ladakh Remain Inconclusive Again Amid Reports of Fresh Tensions in Doklam

On being asked if Chinese President Xi Jinping’s order to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to be “combat-ready” could be seen as a “provocative” statement in the context of the Doklam standoff, the MEA spokesperson said that India hopes the “direction and policies set by Congress of the Communist Party contribute to peace and stability in the region.” Also Read - Ladakh Standoff: 13 Hours of Marathon Talks Between India, China Fail to Bring Any Breakthrough, Claim Reports

Earlier, media reports claimed China had shifted its unused road construction material to the North and the East of the Doklam face-off site. Reports emphasised Chinese Army was back to building a road that had earlier initiated the crisis that lasted for three months. However, the MEA had denied any new developments in Doklam post-August 28.

The Indian Army and the China’s PLA had, on August 28, decided to disengage their troops from Bhutan’s Doklam plateau after the months-long stand-off. Tensions rose between the two countries when China began constructing a road in the plateau at Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet tri-junction.