NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday strongly denied media reports quoting a top US official as saying that China had resumed activity in the Doklam region and dismissed the news as incorrect.

"The press reports attributing remarks on Doklam to a US official are incorrect. The reference to Doklam was made by Congresswoman Anne Wagner in the form of a question posed to the senior state department official Alice Wells. Ms Wells, in her reply, made no reference to the situation in Doklam and said that India is vigorously defending its northern borders and this is a subject of concern to India," an official government spokesperson said.

The spokesperson added that there have been no new developments at the site of the face-off with China since the disengagement of troops last year.

"I would reiterate that since the disengagement of Indian and Chinese border personnel in the Doklam area on August 28, 2017, there have been no new developments at the face-off site and its vicinity. The status quo prevails in this area," the spokesperson said.

Minister of state for external affairs ministry V K Singh had also informed Rajya Sabha today that there have been no new developments at the site of the face-off with China in Doklam and its vicinity, and status quo prevails in the area.

Earlier today, media reports quoted Wells as saying that China had quietly resumed its activities in the Doklam area. The government's clarification makes it clear that the previous report had misquoted the US official and taken the statement out of context.

(This story has been updated to reflect Indian government's official statement on earlier media reports on Doklam)

