BRICS nations should shape international agenda: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the five BRICS nations are an influential voice in international discourse and it is their shared responsibility to shape the international agenda.
Sep 04, 2016, 10:27 AM IST
Barack Obama says shouldn't overcrank significance of Hangzhou airport row
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday his talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a day earlier had been "extremely productive" and that the significance of a row between U.S. and Chinese officials at the airport upon his arrival shouldn`t be overblown.
Sep 04, 2016, 10:24 AM IST
South China Sea: Obama urges Beijing to abide by ruling
In July, an international tribunal ruled against Chinese claims to rights in the South China Sea.
Sep 04, 2016, 03:42 AM IST
India extends $500 mn to Vietnam, both sides elevate ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the two countries have decided to elevate their strategic ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Sep 03, 2016, 21:50 PM IST
Vietnam's top leaders hail India's position on disputed South China Sea
"We must also intensify our coordination in regional and multilateral fora," a top Vietnamese official told PM Modi.
Sep 03, 2016, 17:25 PM IST
India-Vietnam partnership to benefit Asia, world: PM Narendra Modi
Ahead of his departure on Friday to Vietnam on a bilateral visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the southeast Asian nation as "friendly", India`s relationship with which will benefit Asia and the whole world.
Sep 02, 2016, 14:38 PM IST
China to tighten regulation of online maps
China is tightening its regulation of online maps to clarify its territorial claims, state media reported on Friday, a move that comes amid sharpening disputes with its neighbors over islands in the East and South China Sea.
Sep 02, 2016, 13:17 PM IST
China says developing new type of long-range bomber
China has been ramping up research into advanced new military equipment, including submarines, aircraft carriers, and anti-satellite missiles.
Sep 02, 2016, 09:08 AM IST
John Kerry says no military solution to South China Sea dispute
US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Wednesday on China and the Philippines to abide by an international tribunal`s decision on the disputed South China Sea and said there was no military solution to the problem.
Aug 31, 2016, 13:28 PM IST
India's presence in Asia-Pacific region important: US
India and the US signed an agreement on sharing military logistics, in a major step forward in closer bilateral defence cooperation.
Aug 31, 2016, 10:04 AM IST
Barack Obama to focus on climate, economy on final Asia trip
Obama will leave for a week-long trip to Asia his 10th to the Asia Pacific region that would take him to China and Laos.
Aug 30, 2016, 15:49 PM IST
China must recognise South China Sea ruling: Philippines
China will be the loser if it does not recognise an international court ruling against Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea, Philippine Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay said on Tuesday.
Aug 30, 2016, 11:24 AM IST
China hopes for early talks with Phillipines on South China Sea
China is hoping for talks with the Philippines on the South China Sea issue at an early date, an official said on Wednesday.
Aug 24, 2016, 18:53 PM IST
Japan tells China to stop violating territory in East China Sea
The two countries are locked in a dispute over uninhabited islands controlled by Japan as the Senkakus but claimed by China as the Diaoyus.
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte says Southeast Asia will insist China respects sea ruling
An arbitration court in the Hague infuriated China in July when it ruled that China had no historical title over the South China Sea.
Aug 24, 2016, 15:06 PM IST
Philippines receives first Japanese coast guard vessel
Japan and China are locked in a long-running dispute over uninhabited islets in the East China Sea. Manila and Beijing have overlapping claims in the South China Sea.
Aug 18, 2016, 15:00 PM IST
China-Asean agree to finalise code on South China Sea
China and ten member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) agreed to finalise the framework for a maritime code of conduct to ease tensions in the South China Sea by mid-2017.
Aug 17, 2016, 21:13 PM IST
'China didn't seek India's support over South China Sea'
The South China Sea issue may have figured in the recent foreign ministers` meet of India and China, but the conjecture that Beijing tried to win New Delhi`s support on the subject was wrong, state-run media said on Wednesday.
Aug 17, 2016, 14:55 PM IST
Sino-India ties developing smoothly despite frictions: Media
Hailing India for keeping "neutral stand" over the South China Sea issue despite pressure from the US and Japan, state-run Chinese media Wednesday said there are some contradictions and frictions between the two nations but the overall bilateral relations have been developing smoothly.
Aug 17, 2016, 11:14 AM IST
Foreign ministers of Japan, China, South Korea likely to meet next week
Japan, China and South Korea are in talks to hold a meeting of their foreign ministers next week, despite rows between Tokyo and Beijing over China`s maritime expansion in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, a Japanese daily said on Wednesday.
Aug 17, 2016, 10:39 AM IST
