The Chinese air force recently sent its Su-35 fighter jets to take part in a joint combat patrol over the South China Sea, the Chinese air force said in a statement.
The consensus on setting up of a mechanism for deeper maritime cooperation was reached during a retreat session hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the ten ASEAN leaders.
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Vietnam’s Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh said Vietnam welcomes Indian investments in the oil and natural gas sector in its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea.
New satellite imagery shows China has built infrastructure covering 72 acres (28 hectares) in the Spratly and Paracel islands during 2017 to equip its larger outposts to be air and naval bases.
The Sanyan Institute of Remote Sensing said the mission would start in 2019, when it would launch three optical satellites, reports Xinhua news agency.
Australia's High Commissioner to India Sidhu said the economic success that presents opportunities for growth and prosperity also translates into larger strategic investments like large military budgets.
PM Modi identified terrorism and extremism as the major challenge facing the region and said time has come for the countries of the region to join hands to collectively deal with it.
China's ambassador says the US shouldn't obstruct efforts by China and its neighbours to agree on a code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea.
India has been supporting freedom of navigation and access to resources in the South China Sea in accordance with principles of international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Sale of 22 Sea Guardian drones is likely to be on top of the agenda, a $ 2 billion sale that could see the Indian Navy acquire the world's most advanced maritime reconnaissance drone
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said that the US has conducted three ‘freedom of navigation’ operations near islands held by China to challenge Beijing's maritime claims since Trump took office in January.
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and his Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera yesterday held wide-ranging talks, as part of the India-Japan annual defence ministerial dialogue in Tokyo.
China claims nearly all of the sea, through which 5 trillion in annual shipping trade passes and which is believed to sit atop vast oil and gas deposits.
In the regional security forum, which began on Saturday, Vietnam has requested other Southeast Asian nations to take a stronger stand against China’s continuous expansion in the South China Sea
China has opened a modern cinema theatre on Yongxing Island in the disputed South China Sea as part of its plan to establish authority over the area.
US President Donald Trump has approved a plan giving the country’s navy more freedom to carry out patrols in the South China Sea and put pressure on China’s efforts to enlarge its military presence
The Australian Foreign Minister added that there was a need to engage with Beijing as it would be in no one’s interest to see the Chinese economy falter.
The development comes as US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping prepare for a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg.
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