Source: FP Context: Typhoon Kalmaegi struck Vietnam’s central coast, forcing flight cancellations and mass evacuations after killing over 114 people in the Philippines, where it caused widespread flooding, destruction, and displacement. About Typhoon Kalmaegi: What it is? Typhoon Kalmaegi is a tropical cyclone that developed over the western Pacific Ocean, characterized by strong winds, torrential …
Source: LM Context: China announced the creation of a national nature reserve on Huangyan Island (Scarborough Shoal) in the South China Sea. About Huangyan Island (Scarborough Shoal): What it is? A disputed coral atoll in the South China Sea, also called Scarborough Shoal (English), Huangyan Island (China), and Panatag Shoal (Philippines). Location: About 220 km …
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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: TH Context: China and the Philippines traded accusations over the Sandy Cay reef dispute in the South China Sea, escalating maritime tensions as both nations assert sovereignty. About Sandy Cay Reef: Located in: Sandy Cay Reef lies in the northern Thitu Reefs, within the Spratly Islands, South China Sea. It is situated approximately northwest …
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Source: TH Context: The Philippines’ Foreign Ministry said it summoned China’s Ambassador to protest Beijing’s drawing of baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Places in News: South China Sea Dispute South China Sea: Contains an estimated 11 billion barrels of oil and 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Claimed …
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Syllabus: International Relations Source: The Hindu Context: The South China Sea (SCS) has become a hotspot for rising tensions due to China’s aggressive territorial claims. Countries in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly Southeast Asian nations, are feeling the heat of this assertiveness. China’s naval and coast guard activities, seen as provocations by regional nations, have led …
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Source: IE Context: Tensions in the South China Sea, exacerbated by China’s territorial claims and military actions, pose a significant threat to international trade. The region is crucial for global maritime trade, with about a third of global shipping, including 40% of the world’s petroleum products, passing through its waters annually.
Mapping Context: In recent developments in the South China Sea, tensions have escalated between China and the Philippines. The Philippines has accused Chinese coastguard vessels of intentionally colliding with its vessels while on a resupply mission in the disputed region near the Second Thomas Shoal within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, where both nations …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: International Relations Source: IE Context: After over a year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, new concerns are being raised about Beijing’s probable willingness to support Moscow militarily. Russia-China relations: Both pledged their commitment to a “no limits” friendship. According to China’s Foreign Ministry, the China-Russia partnership is established on …
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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 …
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. South China sea: Context: The Philippine military has ordered the deployment of more navy ships to the South China Sea amid a growing diplomatic row over a fleet of Chinese boats parked near a disputed reef- Reed Bank. …
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. South China sea: Context: Philippine government has decided to resume oil exploration in its exclusive economic zone, a 320-km stretch of waters where a coastal state can exclusively exploit maritime resources under the 1982 U.N. Convention on the Law …
