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The issue was not just about a road, it was about defending Bhutan against China, how are they supposed to defend Bhutan when they just withdrew? Until today still no mention of road cessation on either side. China escalated in Ladakh, and mobilized troops, to pressure India. Ultimately, they caved in like puppies.India never should have gotten into the ring ... period. It had no justification to intervene in a Chinese road construction on its Chinese territory. Had it been in actual disputed territory, there would've been much more support of the Indian side.
The only reason why they're taking is a break is because of the coming winter. Building roads during the icy winters isn't really the best option in the Himalayas.
India called China's bluff and it turned out to be very bad for them ... simple
No. Modi wanted to embarrass Xi in front of the 19th party congress. He knows that by putting Xi in a weak position, he could have more leverage. Unfortunately, Modi withdrew his troops first (unilaterally) so his plan backfired terribly.
They're busy licking their wounds. They know that they just lost the Battle of Doklam without firing a single shot; that's the power of Chinese diplomacy in a nutshell. Because there were no Chinese casualties, I'd say that the Indians suffered a defeat similar to that of 1962, with the PLA kicking them out of Chinese territory again.