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By Dean Cheng The Foundry Heritage.org Amidst all the regional concerns about North Korea, the Senkaku dispute between China and Japan has continued to fester. This past week, the situation has escalated, with the Chinese Foreign Ministry specifically stating that the Senkakus are a “core interest.” General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed that the Chinese had used this term Read More …
By Shinzo Abe Project Syndicate, 2012 Japan -TOKYO - In the summer of 2007, addressing the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament as Japan’s prime minister, I spoke of the “Confluence of the Two Seas” – a phrase that I drew from the title of a book written by the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh in 1655 – to the applause and stomping approval of the assembled Read More …
Source: The Island (Sri Lanka) CHITTAGONG – In the port of Chittagong, containers pile up like colorful cubes of sugar. Dozens of ships scurry down the estuary of the Karnaphuli, the river that winds around the economic capital of Bangladesh to finally stream down into the Bay of Bengal. The port is bustling. The newly built mooring container terminal (NCT) is beautiful, with an extension Read More …
India drew a line in the sand in 2012. Look for New Delhi to take a tougher stance in 2013. By Jason Overdorf Global Post NEW DELHI, India — New Delhi stopped backpedaling and drew a line in the sand for Beijing in 2012, bolstered by support from Southeast Asia and America’s pivot toward the Pacific. Look for more tough talk from India in 2013 Read More …
By Neeta Lal Asia Sentinel Navy chief’s threat to send forces if need be complicates an already tense situation Indian Navy Chief Admiral D.K. Joshi’s recent comment that India will protect its interests in the South China Sea by “sending forces” if need be, has created consternation in the region and added to the tensions generated by the countries already laying claim to various parts Read More …
By Ross Colvin Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Southeast Asian nations and India vowed on Thursday to step up cooperation on maritime security, a move that comes amid tension with China in the potentially oil- and gas-rich South China Sea. In a vision statement agreed at a summit in New Delhi, India and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) set their sights on Read More …
By Indrani Bagchi, TNN Times of India NEW DELHI: Navy chief, Admiral D K Joshi’s recent comment on the South China Sea may not have warmed hearts in China, or in the South Block, but they have bolstered India’s standing among Asean countries. Welcoming the underlying sentiment as part of India’s Look East policy, vice-president of the Philippines, Jejomar Cabauatan Binay, told TOI in an Read More …
China has warned India to stop oil exploration in the South China Sea after New Delhi’s Navy chief said he was prepared to send ships there to protect its interests. By Dean Nelson, New Delhi The Telegraph (U.K.) India’s state oil company, ONGC, is exploring three oil blocks close to the disputed Spratly Islands – known as Nansha Islands in China – in partnership with Read More …
Source: RT.COM http://rt.com/news/india-china-navy-oil-221/ India will deploy warships to the South China Sea if the country’s regional interests are compromised, the Indian Navy commander said. As China bolsters its military, the region has witnessed rising tensions over unresolved territorial disputes. India is not directly involved in any of the disputes, but its national interests are tied to the turbulent region, Admiral D K Joshi said on Read More …
Critical Commentary By Philip Fernando (USA) Asian Tribune World powers are enamoured by Asia’s growing economic bounty. Influence pedalling due to such captivation is at its peak. It would be harrowing to get pulled into any confrontation and be forced to choose sides. It is more vexing when India is in the midst of all that. India-China-US-Sri Lanka axis is something to behold. There is Read More …