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The destroyer USS Stethem passed less than 22 kilometers from tiny Triton Island.

US warship sails close to South China Sea island

China claims nearly all of the South China Sea, despite partial counter-claims from Taiwan and several southeast Asian...

3 July 2017 2:03 AM IST

Dassault Rafale fighterjet

South China Sea dispute: China slams US, says it opposes show of...

The statement came after the US Air Force confirmed on Friday that 2 bombers from Guam had flown over the disputed...

7 July 2017 9:09 PM IST

China claims most of the energy-rich South China Sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. (Photo: Representational Image)

Amid South China Sea tension, Vietnam renews India oil deal

A senior official of ONGC Videsh said 'Vietnam wants us to be there because of China's interventions in the South China...

7 July 2017 9:56 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP/File)

China shelved SCS dispute during Vietnam leader's visit

China said both sides should increase communication in order to lay a solid political foundation for disputes...

14 Jan 2017 5:34 PM IST

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a stuffed eagle as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte applauds during the naming of Philippine eagle ceremony in Davao City on Friday while Akie Abe looks on. (Photo; AFP)

Abe gets a feel of Duterte's spartan existence

Abe and Duterte also attended a ceremony to name an endangered Philippine eagle Sakura.

14 Jan 2017 5:45 AM IST

China claims most of the energy-rich South China Sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. (Photo: Representational Image)

US should 'wage war' to block off South China Sea islands: report

Obama's administration conducted periodic air and naval patrols to assert the right of free navigation in the South...

13 Jan 2017 10:55 AM IST

Sikkim, which became a part of India in May 1976, is the only state which has a demarcated border with China. (Photo: Representational/File)

China accuses US of trying to escalate Sikkim standoff

The article said that apart from India and China, some other countries like the US and Australia were trying to step in.

26 July 2017 4:01 PM IST

In the book, he writes the Chinese navy are posturing aggressively against the US navy in the Philippines and the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea near Vietnam. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

US should help build Indian Navy to force China back down

An Indian Navy that has the capability of delivering nuclear weapons would cause China great concern.

26 July 2017 2:11 PM IST

China claims most of the resource-rich South China Sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. (Photo: Representational Image)

China says it wants to 'maintain stability' in disputed South China...

China claims most of the energy-rich sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year.

24 July 2017 6:34 PM IST

China claims most of the energy-rich South China Sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. (Photo: Representational Image)

China opens theatre on South China Sea isle to assert authority over...

Over 200 residents and soldiers watched the Chinese film 'The Eternity of Jiao Yulu' on Saturday at the Sansha Yinlong...

23 July 2017 2:05 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia, Julie Bishop in a meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Opposed to China plan in SCS, says Aussie Foreign Minister

Bishop said the right to freedom of navigation must be ensured as it its crucial for trade.

20 July 2017 3:13 AM IST

China claims most of the resource-rich South China Sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. (Photo: Representational Image)

China criticizes Britain plans on freedom of navigation missions

China's foreign min criticized plans by Britain to send its new aircraft carriers on freedom of navigation missions in...

31 July 2017 1:02 PM IST