印度为微型国家不丹提供安全保障，立刻派遣军队和设备阻止中方建设，认为这条公路 — — 它可以俯视西藏、不丹和印度锡金邦的交界点 — — 威胁到其自身安全。
India, which guarantees tiny Bhutan’s security, quickly sent troops and equipment to halt the construction, asserting that the road – which would overlook the point where Tibet, Bhutan, and the Indian state of Sikkim meet – threatened its own security.