Calling for joint efforts to strengthen the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Code of Conduct for the South China Sea should be effective and in accordance with UNCLOS
Since the release of its so-called "standard map," China has been slammed by various countries with many of them lodging protests against the nation. Japan is the latest country to join the others in rejecting Beijing's map.
The United States on Tuesday rejected the so-called "standard map" claims by China and called on the nation to comport with its maritime claims in the South China Sea and elsewhere.
On August 28, China’s Ministry of Natural Resources published a “standard map” of China, which amounted to a unilateral assertion of whatever territory it wants to claim. Beijing said the new version was introduced to “eliminate problem maps”, but China has s
On Monday, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a yellow alert for typhoon and heavy rains, the third highest in its four-tier warning system.
Issuing a response to queries about the "so-called" standard map of China, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday called on all neighbours to respect the 2020 issued map.
After India and four other nations — Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Philippines — registered strong protest over China’s so-called “standard map", Vietnam too rejected all claims by Beijing in the East Sea region in the Indo Pacific.
The map released on August 28 shows Arunachal Pradesh which China claims as South Tibet and Aksai Chin occupied by it in the 1962 war as part of its territory. Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea are also included within the Chinese territory in the new map.
China on Monday officially released the 2023 edition of its “standard map”. The map continues to incorporate disputed areas and shows the entire State of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin region as part of China.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA), an armed force beholden to the Chinese Communist Party, is the world’s largest military. Its pursuit of “jointness” between the various armed services has been made evident in the recent blockade of a Philippine outpost in the South China Sea, and in the r
Most recently, authorities in the Philippines accused the Chinese of using a water cannon against its vessels carrying supplies for Filipino soldiers based on one of the disputed Spratly Islands. The Philippine Coast Guard said China's actions were "excessive and unlawful". China demanded th