China gets increasingly rambunctious in South China SeaChairman Xi Jinping's hardening stance against the Philippines has led to increased aggression by the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the South ...
01 Apr, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
Atlantic storm Lee makes landfall in Canada with winds of 70 miles per hour, 1 man killed in MaineAtlantic storm Lee made landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada, after causing damage in New England and Maritime Canada. The storm brought destruc...
17 Sep, 2023, 06.34 AM IST
Is China ready to spring military surprises?Last year was full of disconcerting surprises, including the discovery of massive silo fields for intercontinental ballistic missiles, and ...
17 Jan, 2022, 11.50 AM IST
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte refuses to stop South China Sea patrolsTensions over the sea -- which China claims almost entirely -- have spiked as Beijing refuses to pull out vessels from the Philippines' Exc...
29 Apr, 2021, 11.01 AM IST
Australian shares battered as pandemic fears mount; NZ downThe S&P/ASX 200 index fell 2.3 per cent, or 158.50 points.
26 Feb, 2020, 03.59 PM IST
Vietnam justified in defending its rights in Vanguard Bank in South China SeaVanguard Bank, the westernmost reef in the resource-rich Spratlys, sits within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, but...
30 Sep, 2019, 10.32 AM IST
Effectiveness of existing law against abuse of elderly parents to be reviewed on direction from PMOStrengthening the existing legislation has been among the topmost priorities of the Ministry in the second tenure of the Modi government.
29 Sep, 2019, 04.34 PM IST
Major India-China face-offs in 2016India-China rivalry played out across several theaters in 2016—trade, terror, diplomacy and geopolitics. At this point, the two are locked ...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.09 PM IST
Japan wants India to raise the issue of South China SeaJapan's heightened focus on maritime security is directly proportional to China's assertiveness in East China Sea where the latter challeng...
12 Jul, 2018, 08.49 PM IST
Vietnam invites India to explore resources in disputed South China Sea regionIn 1974, China used force to occupy the Paracel Islands which were under Vietnam. In 1988, China again used force to occupy some reefs in t...
12 Jul, 2018, 06.16 PM IST
China tries to pacify Vietnam over the South China Sea disputeBesides Vietnam & Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei & Taiwan also question China's claims over South China Sea which recently has become a bitt...
27 Dec, 2014, 06.11 PM IST
China seeks great power status after sea retreatThe expeditions are in the spotlight in official comments and state media as China lays claim to about 90% of the South China Sea.
04 Jul, 2014, 06.50 AM IST