‘China needs to learn some decency’: Philippine Defence Chief publicly shames China's note to him while he was speaking during Seoul forum. WatchPhilippine Defence Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro publicly criticised China after a note outlining Beijing’s position on the South China Sea...
Bringing order to disorder: Wars without winners allow India to offer a safe path to economic recoveryPolitical aspirations in Ukraine and West Asia have become counterproductive due to prolonged warfare. Recognizing this, India is proposing...
US opposes actions disrupting freedom of navigation in Taiwan StraitThe United States opposes China's Taiwan Strait traffic restrictions due to a typhoon. Taiwan asserts the strait is an international waterw...
Why is Oman proposing a new plan to manage the Strait of Hormuz?Oman has proposed a regional management plan for the Strait of Hormuz. This plan suggests voluntary fees to cover operational costs and ser...
Jaishankar calls for choking terror financing, safe international shipping lanes at ASEAN meet in ManilaExternal affairs minister S Jaishankar urged choking terror financing networks at the ASEAN Regional Forum. He stressed zero tolerance for ...
There must be zero tolerance for terrorism; terror acts will have consequences: EAM reiterates India's stance at 33rd ARF meetIndia's External Affairs Minister reiterated a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism at the ARF meeting. He stressed choking financial re...
South China Sea: India backs 2016 tribunal ruling, calls for freedom of navigationIndia has called for upholding freedom of navigation and unimpeded commerce in the South China Sea. New Delhi also backed a 2016 internatio...
China summons Japan envoy over South China Sea rowChina asserts its control over the South China Sea waters. Thirteen nations and Japan reaffirmed a 2016 ruling against China's claims. Beij...
US, UK, 12 other nations reaffirm 2016 ruling invalidating China's claims in South China SeaSeveral nations reaffirmed China's expansive South China Sea claims are illegal. A 2016 arbitration ruling declared China's claims lack leg...
India's Bimal Patel elected UN's ITLOS tribunal judgeThe election was held within the framework of the 36th Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ...
Can Iran legally put a price on passage through the Strait of Hormuz?Iran’s move to charge tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz has sparked a legal and geopolitical debate. Under international ...
India, Singapore call for "freedom of navigation in and overflight above South China Sea", adherence to UNCLOSIndia and Singapore have jointly called for the peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea, highlighting the importance of main...
Some irresponsible nations with hegemonic tendencies twisting definition of UNCLOS: Rajnath SinghTaking a dig at China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said "some irresponsible nations" with their narrow partisan interests and ...
France-UK-Germany submit joint note in UN against China’s South China Sea claimsIn their submission to the UN on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 (Thursday in Manila), the three powerful European countries highlighted, amo...
South China Sea row: States should resolve disputes through peaceful means, suggests India"India urges all parties to show utmost respect for the UNCLOS, which establishes the international legal order of the seas and oceans,” th...
UN Tribunal on South China Sea case is responsible and will give fair rulingChina has resorted to seeking international support for its stance on the East Sea issue generally, and the case brought by the Philippines...
Won't backdown from SCS claims whatever UN tribunal verdict: ChinaThe tribunal which is arbitrating the case filed by the Philippines is set to deliver its judgement in the next weeks which was largely exp...