South China Sea
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No Role for Third Party in SCS Dispute: China Tells India, US
India | Oct 08, 2014, 05:32 PM ISTBeijing: China today sharply reacted to India and the US expressing concern over the South China Sea dispute during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington, asserting that the maritime row should be resolved directly
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President Pranab Mukherjee returns after 'highly successful' Vietnam visit
India | Sep 17, 2014, 07:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today returned home after a "highly successful" four-day visit to Vietnam during which key pacts to further strengthen bilateral ties were signed.The visit also saw the two countries declaring a
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President Pranab Mukherjee wraps up Vietnam tour
World | Sep 17, 2014, 01:53 PM ISTHo Chi Minh City: President Pranab Mukherjee today wrapped up his four-day state visit to Vietnam and left for home after inking key pacts and declaring a united Indo-Vietnam stand for free navigation in the
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China, Vietnam agree to avoid confrontation over SCS disputes
World | Aug 27, 2014, 07:25 PM ISTBeijing: After nearly three months of confrontation over oil exploration in the disputed South China Sea, Communist neighbours, China and Vietnam today warmed up to each other with a three-point agreement to avoid any actions
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India, Vietnam to deepen cooperation in defence, oil sectors
World | Aug 25, 2014, 09:20 PM ISTHanoi: India today decided to ramp up its engagement with Vietnam in the oil sector and deepen defence ties with the strategically-important country which called for a more active Indian role in maintaining freedom of
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India backs freedom of navigation, access to resources in SCS
World | Aug 10, 2014, 02:20 PM ISTNay Pyi Taw (Myanmar): Amid tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea overshadowing the ASEAN and East Asia Summit here, India on Sunday said it supports freedom of navigation and access to resources
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Vietnamese protest China oil rig in disputed South China Sea
World | May 11, 2014, 12:19 PM ISTHanoi, Vietnam: Hundreds of Vietnamese on Sunday protested outside the Chinese embassy in Hanoi China's deployment of an oil rig that has triggered a tense naval standoff and raised fears of confrontation in contested South
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Missing Boeing 777 mystery: No debris found in South China Sea
World | Mar 13, 2014, 12:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Malaysia's civil aviation chief Azharuddin Abdul Rahman and Vietnamese authorities have confirmed to media that no plane debris has been found at the spot identified in Chinese satellite images. Authorities have stated that
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Vietnam appreciates India's role in South China Sea
World | Nov 18, 2013, 05:59 PM ISTHanoi: With India continuing to engage in oil exploration in South China Sea, Vietnam today appreciated its “constructive role” in the resources-rich area notwithstanding China's objections to Indian involvement. General Secretary of Communist Party of
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China says 75 missing in typhoon; Vietnam prepares
World | Sep 30, 2013, 10:40 AM ISTHanoi, Vietnam : Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated from high-risk areas in central Vietnam on Monday as a typhoon that sank at least two Chinese fishing ships neared the coast.A total of
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Vietnam says, India has right to explore oil in EEZ in South China
World | Jul 11, 2013, 07:02 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 11: Notwithstanding China's objections to Indian oil exploration projects, Vietnam today asserted India has the right to pursue “exploration and exploitation work” in South China Sea as they were within Vietnamese “exclusive
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China holds landing exercises in South China Sea
World | Mar 27, 2013, 04:05 PM ISTBeijing, Mar 27: China says its navy visited its southernmost territorial claim during military drills in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The visit to James Shoal followed exercises that began Saturday
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South China Sea: India cautious as ASEAN countries seek support
World | Dec 21, 2012, 10:13 AM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 21: Amid appeals by some Southeast Asian countries to New Delhi to play a role in resolving the South China Sea, a cautious India Thursday rejected intervention, saying the issue of sovereignty
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India demands access to resources in South China Sea
World | Dec 07, 2012, 09:21 AM ISTNew Delhi/Beijing, Dec 7: Unfazed by China's fresh assertion in South China Sea and its stern warning to Vietnam to stop unilateral oil exploration in the disputed waters, India Thursday underlined its support for freedom
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India will protect its interests in South China Sea if need arises, says Naval Chief
India | Dec 03, 2012, 03:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 3: Viewing the rapid modernisation of Chinese Navy as a “major concern”, Navy Chief Admiral D K Joshi today made it clear that India will protect its interests in the disputed South
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India calls for safety of ships, as South China Sea dispute escalates
World | Jul 06, 2012, 01:08 PM ISTHanoi, Jul 6: Amid increasing sparring between China and its neighbours over disputed oil blocks in the South China Sea, India today said the region was key to its energy security and the conflict must
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China warns US from "muddying water" in South China Sea
World | Jun 02, 2012, 10:36 PM ISTBeijing, June 2: It was no time to “make waves” in the disputed South China Sea and dance behind a “Pied Piper”, China's official news agency warned today, after US said itwould shift the bulk
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Passage at sea should ensure access for all, says Antony
World | Jun 02, 2012, 04:23 PM ISTSingapore, Jun 2: With the strategic South China Sea almost near a flashpoint, India today said maritime freedom cannot be exclusive prerogative of a few and “passage at sea should be preserved to ensure access
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China denies preparing for war over South China sea
World | May 12, 2012, 12:21 PM ISTBeijing, May 12: China has refuted reports that its military was increasing combat readiness in response to a standoff with the Philippines over the disputed islands in South China Sea. "The reports alleging that the
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ONGC to go ahead with oil exploration in South China Sea
Apr 24, 2012, 07:13 PM ISTAgartala, Apr 24: Oil giant ONGC along with a Vietnamese company will launch joint exploration for oil in the South China Sea despite objections from China, a top company official said today.“There is nothing wrong