Can South China Sea help India rein in China in Ladakh?
4 years, 6 months ago

Can South China Sea help India rein in China in Ladakh?

India Today  

For long, India's China policy has been to keep the northern neighbour in good stead. On Monday, the US Navy conducted military exercises in the South China Sea, over which China claims sovereign control and defies international laws for seas. While India maintains that the South China Sea is a neutral navigation field beyond the sovereign limits of the littoral countries, it has not taken a strong position against Chinese bullying attempts. In fact, except the US, no other major power has objected to Chinese design in the South China Sea. The US and some of the ASEAN countries want India to increase its presence and role in the South China Sea.

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India’s nuanced approach in the South China Sea
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s nuanced approach in the South China Sea

The Hindu  

In March 2024, India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, articulated, in a joint statement during his visit to Manila, India’s full support for the Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty. Both these statements are part of an evolving approach that signals a departure from India’s earlier more cautionary and neutral position vis-à-vis the South China Sea. China’s assertive posture and …

China ramps up defence budget by 7.2%, India will feel the heat
10 months, 1 week ago

China ramps up defence budget by 7.2%, India will feel the heat

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: With the Chinese annual defence budget crossing seven per cent for the third consecutive year even though the economy is slowing down, its political and military ramifications will be felt by its principal adversaries including India this decade. While India is involved in a four -year stand-off with the China on East Ladakh Line of Actual Control, the …

Challenge in the Indian Ocean
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Challenge in the Indian Ocean

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Ocean region has become restive, with the war in West Asia finding an echo in the waters surrounding India, including a surge in attacks on merchant ships and attempted hijacking of vessels. While India has been involved in anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia since 2008, the current situation has required the deployment of 10 frontline warships …

Vantage | India's message to China with a warship in Manila, soldiers in Vietnam
1 year, 1 month ago

Vantage | India's message to China with a warship in Manila, soldiers in Vietnam

Firstpost  

India’s proactive stance in the South China Sea is evident through its military engagements and strategic partnerships in the region In a noteworthy development, the Indian Navy has extended its military footprint in the South China Sea, marking a significant shift in regional dynamics. India’s proactive stance in the South China Sea is evident through its military engagements and strategic …

Indo-Pacific Disputes Can Escalate into Conflict, Says Chief of Naval Staff
1 year, 1 month ago

Indo-Pacific Disputes Can Escalate into Conflict, Says Chief of Naval Staff

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The disputes in the Indo-Pacific do have the possibility of getting out of control and turning into conflict, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Friday against the backdrop of growing global concerns over China's increasing military assertiveness in the region.In a media briefing ahead of Navy Day on December 4, he also said India …

Closely tracking Chinese presence in Indian Ocean, says navy chief
1 year, 1 month ago

Closely tracking Chinese presence in Indian Ocean, says navy chief

Hindustan Times  

The navy is closely monitoring China’s sustained presence in the Indian Ocean region as part of its efforts to keep under surveillance extra-regional forces operating in the vast stretch to assess the activities they are engaged in and their intentions, navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Friday. Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar The navy is also …

View From India | Dispute in the South China Sea
1 year, 3 months ago

View From India | Dispute in the South China Sea

The Hindu  

Tensions in the South China Sea flared once again when China installed a 300-metre floating barrier near the disputed Scarborough Shoal and the Philippines removed it last week. Ananth Krishnan dives into this question in this profile of the South China Sea, “Asia’s disputed waters.” He writes simmering tensions in the waters have ramifications to all countries in the Indo-Pacific …

South China Sea | Asia’s disputed waters
1 year, 3 months ago

South China Sea | Asia’s disputed waters

The Hindu  

On September 25, the Philippines Coast Guard said it had removed barriers placed by Chinese vessels at the entrance to a lagoon off the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, following the orders of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Of the total volume, 60% passes through Asia, with the South China Sea “carrying an estimated one-third of global shipping”. The …

'Reasonable' for India to prepare for China presence in Indian Ocean: Jaishankar
1 year, 3 months ago

'Reasonable' for India to prepare for China presence in Indian Ocean: Jaishankar

India Today  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said it is "very reasonable" for India to “actually prepare” for a far greater Chinese presence than seen before in the Indian Ocean, asserting that the concerns in the strategically important region will be better addressed if the Quad countries work together. Jaishankar said if one were to look at the last 20-25 years, …

Jaishankar admits China naval ships' crusades soar in Indian Ocean but contends India taking steps to counter
1 year, 3 months ago

Jaishankar admits China naval ships' crusades soar in Indian Ocean but contends India taking steps to counter

India TV News  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on Tuesday, acknowledged that the movement of Chinese ships in the Indian Ocean has increased multiple folds in the past two decades and added New Delhi has been closely monitoring Chinese naval activities. "Last 20 -25 years, there has been a steady increase in the Chinese naval presence and activity in the Indian Ocean, but …

China’s new military base in Cambodia threatens India’s security- Here’s why
1 year, 5 months ago

China’s new military base in Cambodia threatens India’s security- Here’s why

Live Mint  

As rising global power China is being assertive in every domain now and India is treading a sensitive path in dealing diplomatically with its neighbors who seems to be adamant about its expansionist policies. China's claim over the territories of the South China Sea is part of the same modus operandi and to solidify those claims, the country has built …

US seeks stronger alliance with India in South China Sea
1 year, 6 months ago

US seeks stronger alliance with India in South China Sea

India Today  

The United States expects a greater partnership with India in the South China Sea, where China has been at the center of numerous territorial disputes with regional countries, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Wednesday. The United States and India declared themselves "among the closest partners in the world" last week during a state visit to Washington …

Chinese threat in South China Sea rising, hope India is paying close attention, says Taiwanese minister
1 year, 6 months ago

Chinese threat in South China Sea rising, hope India is paying close attention, says Taiwanese minister

India TV News  

As China continues to deploy massive numbers of maritime warships and military assets, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu has expressed concern that the threat of Chinese domination over the South China Sea is increasing rapidly which merits united efforts to tackle the challenge. Wu also said that he hoped India was paying close attention to China's increasing activities to …

Enhancing India’s maritime footprint in the Indo-Pacific
1 year, 7 months ago

Enhancing India’s maritime footprint in the Indo-Pacific

Hindustan Times  

From May 2-8, 2023, the maiden Association of Southeast Asian Nations -India Maritime Exercise took place in the Indian Ocean. India’s ASEAN outreach began in 1992 when New Delhi was admitted as a sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN; 2022 marked 30 years of this partnership, which was celebrated as India-ASEAN Friendship Year. In 2019, India and ASEAN outlined their approaches …

South China Sea secured, China now eyes west coast of Africa and Indian Ocean
1 year, 8 months ago

South China Sea secured, China now eyes west coast of Africa and Indian Ocean

Hindustan Times  

After virtually securing the South China Sea on the basis of conjured-up historical rights, China is now expanding its naval footprint beyond the Indian Ocean into the Atlantic Ocean with a focus on the west coast of Africa and making inroads into South America. China has a ballistic missile tracker Yuan Wang 7 off the coast of Oman in the …

India monitored Chinese ships during drill in South China Sea
1 year, 8 months ago

India monitored Chinese ships during drill in South China Sea

Live Mint  

India monitored several Chinese ships that appeared in a portion of the South China Sea where a flotilla of Southeast Asian nations’ warships were engaged in military drills, Bloomberg has reported citing a government official. The abrupt 90-degree turn of Chinese vessels into the path of the ASEAN-India maritime exercise was strikingly coincidental, but it’s unclear whether it was directly …

Building alliances and partnerships top priority: U.S. Deputy Defence Secy tells NSA Doval
1 year, 11 months ago

Building alliances and partnerships top priority: U.S. Deputy Defence Secy tells NSA Doval

The Hindu  

U.S. Deputy Defence Secretary Dr. Kathleen Hicks told National Security Advisor Ajit Doval that building alliances and partnerships are a "top priority" for her department, the Pentagon has said, amidst the Indo-Pacific region's increasingly contested strategic environment and China's aggressive behaviour. "I met today with #India Nat’l Security Advisor #AjitDoval to discuss priorities for the U.S.-India defense partnership, thank India …

Is China using Indian Ocean to spy on India?
2 years, 1 month ago

Is China using Indian Ocean to spy on India?

Firstpost  

Several events over the last few years indicate that the primary Chinese threat to Indian strategic interests emenates not from the Himalayas, but several thousands of kilometers away – among the deep blue waters of the Indian Ocean New Delhi: Since emerging in their present political forms in the late 1940s, India and China - two ancient civilizations but relatively …

60 Years After the Sino-Indian War
2 years, 3 months ago

60 Years After the Sino-Indian War

The Diplomat  

In the eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh abutting China lies a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Tawang. Dai Bingguo, who served as Beijing’s Special Representative for border talks with India between 2003 and 2013, wrote in an article in 2017 that “the major reason the boundary question persists is that China’s reasonable requests have not been met.” The Chinese line …

India's learning from Taiwan: Normalising Ladakh is playing into China's hands | OPINION
2 years, 5 months ago

India's learning from Taiwan: Normalising Ladakh is playing into China's hands | OPINION

India Today  

China’s military aggression to keep Taiwan on a leash doesn’t come as a surprise, but it is the island nation’s response to call out the bullying that needs more attention. Not to say that India’s military hasn’t stood up to the challenges, but the political messaging at the international and domestic level of China being an aggressor in Ladakh hasn’t …

China provoking India at every turn, says US Diplomat
2 years, 10 months ago

China provoking India at every turn, says US Diplomat

Firstpost  

India’s relationship with China is right now going through a very difficult phase after Beijing violated agreements not to bring the military forces to the eastern Ladakh border. Washington: China is provoking India at every turn just as it is doing with the United States and Washington is committed to accelerating progress in strengthening India’s defence capacity to deter Chinese …

Increase in Indian Navy's budget aims at enhancing fleet to deter Chinese Navy expansion
2 years, 11 months ago

Increase in Indian Navy's budget aims at enhancing fleet to deter Chinese Navy expansion

India Today  

The bumper budget allocation for the Indian Navy will allow it to modernise its existing ships and submarines and also enhance its fleet in wake of increasing Chinese forays in the Indian Ocean Region and China ramping up its naval reach. The budget documents show, the Indian Army ended up spending Rs 11,104 crore less than its budget allocation for …

Indo-China border tensions adding to challenges in Indian Ocean Region: Navy chief
3 years, 1 month ago

Indo-China border tensions adding to challenges in Indian Ocean Region: Navy chief

India Today  

Referring to tensions with China over the last 18 months, Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said the security situation along the northern borders has added to the existing challenges. The Navy chief said the Chinese navy has been present in the Indian Ocean Region since 2007. There has been a steady rise in the deployment of Chinese research …

South China Sea geopolitics and the shadow of Covid-19
3 years, 1 month ago

South China Sea geopolitics and the shadow of Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

The current strategic discourse is one of speculation as to whether the Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating existing geopolitical trends or generating trends for a new world order. An area covering approximately 3.5 million square km, the South China Sea’s strategic importance has increased enormously as the global geopolitical and geo-economic centre of gravity has shifted towards Asia in the last …

Chinese naval forces may be ahead of India, but our ships hold key in Indian Ocean region
3 years, 1 month ago

Chinese naval forces may be ahead of India, but our ships hold key in Indian Ocean region

Firstpost  

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited handed over the first Project 15B ship of Visakhapatnam Class to the navy last month in Mumbai. China’s economy, which is five times larger than India’s, has recently overtaken the US as the largest economy in the world in GDP terms. China’s nearly 80 per cent energy is sourced from Gulf, Africa and South America; all …

India expects China to work on early resolution of remaining issues along LAC in eastern Ladakh
3 years, 3 months ago

India expects China to work on early resolution of remaining issues along LAC in eastern Ladakh

India Today  

India on Thursday said it expects China to work towards an early resolution of the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh while fully abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India has reiterated through statements that the "provocative" behaviour and “unilateral” measures by the Chinese side resulted in …

As China Expands Its Naval Arsenal, What are India’s Options at Sea
3 years, 3 months ago

As China Expands Its Naval Arsenal, What are India’s Options at Sea

News 18  

In the past two decades, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy has more than trebled in size. This means the Indian Navy should have some breathing room before the PLAN outgrows home waters and establishes a more permanent presence in the Indian Ocean Region, long considered India’s maritime ‘backyard’. India’s Options at Sea Most major military powers—including China—have downsized military …

Chinese presence in Sri Lanka 'could pose a threat', keeping close watch: Indian Navy
3 years, 6 months ago

Chinese presence in Sri Lanka 'could pose a threat', keeping close watch: Indian Navy

India TV News  

With the Chinese Navy getting new port projects in Sri Lanka, a top Indian Navy officer said that it 'could pose a threat' to Indian interests in the region and there is a need to keep a close watch on such activities. In an interview with ANI, Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar said the Indian Navy is …

India, China to hold 11th Corps Commander-level meet today; focus on disengagement across Eastern Ladakh
3 years, 9 months ago

India, China to hold 11th Corps Commander-level meet today; focus on disengagement across Eastern Ladakh

India Today  

After the initial disengagement between India and China at Pangong Lake, discussion between the two sides will now focus on easing tensions at other friction points in Eastern Ladakh during the Corps Commander-level meet on Friday. Nearly a year after the India-China standoff started, tensions prevail between the two sides despite a successful disengagement at Pangong Lake earlier this year. …

Navy played 'crucial' role in deterring Chinese activity in Indian Ocean amid border standoff, says top officer
4 years, 1 month ago

Navy played 'crucial' role in deterring Chinese activity in Indian Ocean amid border standoff, says top officer

Firstpost  

Vice Admiral AK Chawla was responding to a question on whether the India Navy faced a challenge during the tense border standoff in eastern Ladakh six months ago Kochi: The Indian Navy did play a crucial role in preventing any misadventure by the Chinese Navy in the Indian Ocean Region during the peak of the border standoff between the two …

Concerned Over Actions in South China Sea That Erode Trust, Says India at East Asia Summit
4 years, 2 months ago

Concerned Over Actions in South China Sea That Erode Trust, Says India at East Asia Summit

News 18  

In an oblique message to China, India on Saturday expressed concern over “actions and incidents” that “erode” trust in the South China Sea, and underlined the importance of adhering to international law, respecting territorial integrity and sovereignty. In an address at the 15th East Asia Summit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also talked about the Indo-Pacific and noted the growing …

India reminds China of its redlines on sovereignty issues
4 years, 2 months ago

India reminds China of its redlines on sovereignty issues

Live Mint  

India on Thursday reminded China of its redlines on sovereignty issues including the status of the union territory of Ladakh that Beijing has said it does not recognize as a military standoff along their border continued though Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar held out the hope that talks could yield a solution. It comes three years after India’s close neighbor …

India China standoff: Indian Navy tracks Chinese research vessel in Indian Ocean
4 years, 3 months ago

India China standoff: Indian Navy tracks Chinese research vessel in Indian Ocean

India TV News  

At a time when tensions rose on the land borders in Ladakh between India and China, the Indian Navy warships tracked a Chinese research vessel which entered the Indian Ocean Region last month. The Chinese research vessel returned to China a few days ago after being under constant watch of Indian Navy vessels, the sources said. In December last year, …

China directly responsible for whatever happened in Ladakh in last 4 months: MEA
4 years, 4 months ago

China directly responsible for whatever happened in Ladakh in last 4 months: MEA

India Today  

India on Thursday reiterated that the prevailing tensions with China along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh are a direct result of China's actions in the region. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the Chinese actions in Ladakh are "aimed at effecting unilateral change" in status quo. On …

Changing China’s conduct
4 years, 5 months ago

Changing China’s conduct

Hindustan Times  

The disengagement process between India and China at the Line of Actual Control, initiated after conversations between special representatives on the border issue of both sides and military representatives, has hit a roadblock. The ban on the Chinese apps, the decision not to award highway contracts to Chinese firms, the clear signalling that the 5G contract to Huawei was now …

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | China has multi-front strategy and India must stand up to it
4 years, 6 months ago

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | China has multi-front strategy and India must stand up to it

Deccan Chronicle  

Three battles of Panipat sealed India’s geopolitical map into several centuries’ submission to foreign invaders. After Tibet, India was in the CPC’s firing line – as one of the major states against which China had large territorial claims ; the other one being Russia in the 1950s, when Beijing claimed 800,000 sq km in Russia’s Far East. With Nepal’s recent …

Not just India’s Galwan, China has a long list of territorial disputes
4 years, 6 months ago

Not just India’s Galwan, China has a long list of territorial disputes

Hindustan Times  

Military commanders of Indian and Chinese armies have been holding several rounds of talks to resolve the impasse at the four stand-off points in eastern Ladakh as the soldiers. President Xi Jinping’s China first claims ownership over a neighbour’s territory to rationalise its aggression India’s border dispute with China that blew up this week takes the shine off the many …

The standoff in Ladakh: Decoding China signals
4 years, 7 months ago

The standoff in Ladakh: Decoding China signals

Deccan Chronicle  

Public understanding of security-related issues with Pakistan is far better than those related to China because the former are geographically better imprinted in the Indian public mind. Besides this basic strategy, China desires to limit India’s options and psychologically disallow it to ever go the full way to either achieve its own geopolitical aspirations or cooperate with others. Pakistan, with …

Beijing’s Ladakh brinkmanship
4 years, 7 months ago

Beijing’s Ladakh brinkmanship

The Hindu  

The current intensification of tension between China and India following the escalation of Chinese troop build-up in Ladakh is but one sign that Beijing is increasingly feeling beleaguered. However, it is quite possible that a Chinese leadership that feels besieged could adopt a more provocative strategy, thus increasing the risk of a military confrontation with the U.S. Washington has a …

China’s tactical play in Ladakh isn’t just about the boundary
4 years, 7 months ago

China’s tactical play in Ladakh isn’t just about the boundary

Hindustan Times  

In the wake of the economic slowdown owing to the Covid-19 pandemic in China, paramount leader Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party are facing one of the biggest crises since the party came to power in 1949. The challenges before the party and the leader are being deliberated since May 22 at the National People’s Congress and a parallel …

Navy watching China’s increasing presence in Indian Ocean carefully: Navy Chief
4 years, 11 months ago

Navy watching China’s increasing presence in Indian Ocean carefully: Navy Chief

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Chinese Navy's presence is rapidly increasing in the Indian Ocean region and the Indian Navy is keeping a watch on the developments through "mission-based" deployments, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh said on Wednesday. Speaking at a panel discussion at the Raisina Dialogue here, he also said that there have been instances when People's Liberation Army ships have …

All out at sea: on India’s engagements in the Indian Ocean
5 years, 7 months ago

All out at sea: on India’s engagements in the Indian Ocean

The Hindu  

India is setting a high tempo of naval operations in Asia. In recent weeks, a series of bilateral exercises with regional navies in the Indian Ocean have demonstrated the Indian Navy’s resolve to preserve operational leverage in India’s near seas. As some see it, Djibouti portends a future where China would control key nodes skirting important shipping lanes in the …

China's growing presence in Indian Ocean a challenge for India: Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba
5 years, 10 months ago

China's growing presence in Indian Ocean a challenge for India: Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba

India TV News  

China's growing presence in the northern part of the Indian Ocean is a challenge for India but New Delhi is keeping a close eye on the deployment of Chinese ships and submarines in the region, Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba has said. Admiral Lanba described China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean as a challenge on which India is keeping …

2019 Kicks Off With US and Allies Present in Indo-Pacific’s Disputed Waters
5 years, 11 months ago

2019 Kicks Off With US and Allies Present in Indo-Pacific’s Disputed Waters

The Diplomat  

The United States is networking with allies across the South and East China Seas. The U.S. Navy has kicked off 2019 in the Indo-Pacific with a series of collaborative exercises in the East and South China Seas. Last week, the U.S. Navy and the British Royal Navy conducted six days of coordinated exercises in the South China Sea, where both …

China is expanding access to strategic foreign ports including Pakistan's Gawadar, says Pentagon report
5 years, 11 months ago

China is expanding access to strategic foreign ports including Pakistan's Gawadar, says Pentagon report

Firstpost  

China is expanding its access to strategic foreign ports like Pakistan’s Gwadar and Sri Lanka’s Hambantota to pre-position the logistic framework necessary to support the growing presence of its military in the Indian Ocean and beyond, the Pentagon said. Washington: China is expanding its access to strategic foreign ports like Pakistan’s Gwadar and Sri Lanka’s Hambantota to pre-position the logistic …

Opinion | The brute power behind China’s South China Sea grab
6 years ago

Opinion | The brute power behind China’s South China Sea grab

Live Mint  

It has been just five years since China initiated its major land reclamation in the South China Sea, and the country has already shifted the territorial status quo in its favour—without facing any international pushback. Since then, China has built six more artificial islands in the South China Sea and steadily expanded its military assets in this highly strategic area, …

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