Source: RT Subject: International Relations/Geography Context: Satellite imagery from April 2026 reveals that China has deployed a floating barrier and multiple vessels to block the entrance of the Scarborough Shoal. About Scarborough Shoal: What it is? Scarborough Shoal (known as Bajo de Masinloc in the Philippines and Huangyan Island in China) is a triangular-shaped chain …
Source: HT Context: India and the Philippines conducted their first-ever bilateral joint naval drill in the South China Sea, marking a significant step in maritime cooperation amid rising tensions in the region. About India-Philippines Naval Exercise: Purpose: To enhance maritime cooperation and interoperability between the two navies, and to assert freedom of navigation in contested …
Source: TOI Context: The United States Navy will construct two military boat repair facilities in Palawan, Philippines, facing the South China Sea, to strengthen maritime security amid rising tensions with China in the contested region. About South China Sea: What It Is? The South China Sea is the largest marginal sea of the western Pacific …
Source: DD News Context: Vietnam’s foreign ministry released a map defining its baseline claim in the Gulf of Tonkin, reinforcing its sovereign rights and maritime jurisdiction. The baseline, marked from Quang Ninh to Quang Tri provinces, aligns with UNCLOS 1982 and the Vietnam-China Gulf of Tonkin Delimitation Agreement (2000). About Gulf of Tonkin: Location: Situated …
Mapping Source: Th Context: Tensions have escalated at the Second Thomas Shoal, with China blocking manoeuvres and disrupting supply missions. The Philippines has refuted China’s claim of reaching an agreement over the South China Sea dispute, labelling it as propaganda. Second Thomas Shoal (located near the Spratly Islands) is a submerged reef in the …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Effects of policies of developed nations. Context: The violations of international law, as well as foreign interference in the disputed waters of the South China Sea by China, has led many South-East Asian nations to oppose Beijing’s military activities in the area. Countries that share the South China Sea, …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Context: A new report of the US State Department on the Beijing’s extensive territorial claims of “historic rights” in the South China Sea (SCS) has rejected them as being “plainly inconsistent with international law”. …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Context: The Philippines will resume a military resupply mission for the country’s troops stationed on an atoll (Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal) in the South China Sea will resume this week, after …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Context: China has called for an expedition in negotiations with ASEAN countries on a code of conduct framework for the South China Sea. Background: Next year is the 20th anniversary of the signing of …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Context: New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he received a “strong” message from President Joe Biden about the United States’ commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea islets, known as the …
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. South China Sea dispute: Context: Philippine is planning to deploy military ships to the South China Sea to assert the country’s claim over oil deposits in a contested part of the waterway. Background: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has …
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. South China Sea dispute What to study? For Prelims: What is the dispute all about, countries involved. For Mains: Concerns of various countries involved in the dispute, ways to address them. Context: In the middle of the global coronavirus pandemic, China has …
Insights MINDMAPS: Multilateralism and South China Sea Dispute 19 August 2016 Archives Multilateralism South China Sea Dispute
The Big Picture: South China Sea AND Impact of Tribunal Verdict The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), Hague, Netherlands gave the judgement that China cannot legally claim historic rights over the islands in the sea falling within the nine-dash line. The PCA said that China has violated sovereign rights of Philippines. This issue was raised …
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India’s World – US-China face-off in South China Sea Archives Summary: China has warned US that its dangerous and provocative actions in the South China Sea could lead to minor incidents that spark war. The warning came after US guided missile destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island created and claimed …
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