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Taiwan detects wreckage of suspected China-made weather balloon
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Taiwan Army's Matsu Defense Command which is responsible for guarding the Matsu archipelago near southwestern China in a press release said that its Juguang Defense Team has found the wreckage of a suspected weather balloon on a road outside its camp.
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Militarisation of Coco Island, concern for India?
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
This has implications for India's strategic interests in the region, as New Delhi seeks to counter China's growing influence in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region. With the Coco Island developments, India may soon face a new airbase close by in a country increasingly tied to Beijing.
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All Nippon Airways explores Ehime's charm
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
All Nippon Airways, or ANA, contributes to connecting those attractive spots by flight.
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Tensions between Manila and Beijing rise ahead of Philippines President's
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Philippines officials are condemning China over debris showdown and boats massing in the South China Sea. Footage from local TV station GMA-7 aired on Wednesday showed several Chinese vessels still lingering around Iroquois Reef and Sabina Shoal.
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UK plans deportation of Lankan refugees to 'third country'
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 23 (ANI): The United Kingdom has decided to move Sri Lankan refugees seeking asylum from the British-claimed Chagos Islands to 'a safe third country,' unless they returned to Sri Lanka 'voluntarily'.
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Preserving Indian Heritage in the Arctic
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], September 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): On September 15th, 2022, the Piql India (Giopel Import Export Pvt Ltd) team physically deposited the digital version of 3 heritage sites in the Arctic Vault Archive located at Longyearbeyn in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic reg
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China blocks Philippines boats in disputed South China Sea
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 14 (ANI): Even as the Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has said that he will not allow the rights of his country to be "trampled upon," China continues to block boats of the archipelago in Ayungin Shoal, in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.
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China wary of US officials' high-level visit to Solomon Islands
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 20 (ANI): As high-level US officials begin their visit to the Solomon Islands, Chinese media said this visit to the South Pacific archipelago is an attempt to nullify the already signed security pact.
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China and Solomon Islands sign military pact amid security concern
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 19 (ANI): China and Solomon Islands have signed a framework agreement on security cooperation that neighbours of the South Pacific archipelago fear could open the door to a Chinese naval base in the country.
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Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen involved in shady arms deal: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], April 6 (ANI): Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen, who has been running the "India Out" campaign in the archipelago, was involved in a secret deal with a Maltese company during his presidency to set up a private armoury in a northern Island of the country, a media rep
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India-Maldives sign MoU to upgrade police infrastructure in archipelago
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Addu City [Maldives], March 27 (ANI): Amid the ongoing visit of External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar to the Maldives, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) and the Maldives Police Force on Sunday to sup
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Maldives refutes claims of foreign forces' presence in archipelago
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Male [Maldives], March 13 (ANI): Amid the ongoing 'India Out' campaign in the Maldives against the supposed "Indian military presence" in the archipelago, the Maldivian defence ministry has cleared that no armed foreign military personnel are present in the country.
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