Competing claims and reports of oil and gas rich fields in the South China Sea have woven a complicated web affecting the maritime security environment.
Celebrations of the 1911 Revolution show that history is subject to interpretations, most often in the ways in which it suits contemporary political objectives.
China’s development of a space station is not only for the purpose of scientific experimentation but also to showcase its technological and economic strength.
South Korea hopes that the new base will help strengthen its territorial rights on Dokdo as the base would enable its ships to reach the islands quickly.
The SED should eventually create a greater interface at the sub-national level by including other arenas of cooperation like defence, tourism, sports, and cultural interaction involving a wider exchange at the level of people.
Lower riparian countries likely to be affected by China’s construction of dams and river diversion projects in Tibet need to initiate a bilateral or multilateral dialogue with China.
The composition of the Indian delegation to the ongoing Strategic Economic Dialogue is suggestive that issues such as telecom, water, infrastructural development and railways are being discussed on a priority basis.
The South China Sea Disputes: Why Conflict is not Inevitable?
No party to the dispute, including China, has thus far challenged the principle of freedom of navigation for global trade through the South China Sea.