Doklam not free of PLA troops

                                     They are present in Chumbi: IAF chief

Air Cheif Marshal B.S. Dhanoa

In the first statement from the military leadership after the disengagement at the Doklam, Air Chief Marshal B.S Dhanoa on Thursday confirmed that Chinese troops were still present in the area.

Their[China] forces in the Chumbi valley are still deployed, and I expected that they will withdraw as the summer exercise gets over, he said, responding to question at the annual press conference ahead of the Air Force Day October8.

No tension in the air

He sid china holds military exercise every year in summer and so their forces were close by when the Doklam standoff happened. However, he added that there was no tension in the air, despite the faceoff on the ground.

There might have been a standoff on the ground. In the air, there was no standoff. he said.