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Rising global pressure to curb China’s actions in South China Sea

April 3, 2022 - by Manish Chand

China’s growing assertiveness in South China Sea has awakened the international community to join hands to protect the rules-based global maritime order. In March, China conducted more than a week …

Amid standoff with China in South China Sea, Vietnam seeks India’s support

July 31, 2019 - by India Writes Network

Amid Hanoi’s continuing South China Sea standoff with Beijing, Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn is expected to meet India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in …

South China Sea continues to remain a flashpoint

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 - by Baladas Ghoshal

International discourses on international relations and strategic issues over the last two decades have centred on the rise of China, its increasing assertiveness and its readiness to use force to …

Decoding Hague tribunal’s award on South China Sea

July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 - by India Writes Network

In the immediate aftermath of the arbitration award, all sides are trying to calm the situation which, however, remains combustible with, potentially, disastrous consequences. The attention is to analyse each and every word of the principal protagonists to parse the intentions behind them. Apart from the involvement of the Coast Guards in support of the respective fishing boats which is a daily occurrence, several key countries have been exploring – and, eventually exploiting – hydrocarbon reserves within the NDL area. Militarisation of the existing infrastructure in the Spratlys and the Paracels, especially on the part of the Chinese, can completely alter the existing balance of power in the region.