Sri Lanka asked to exercise caution while handling Indian fishing boats

India has asked Sri Lanka to 'exercise caution' so as to prevent any casualties in the course of crackdowns on Indian fishing boats and requested the island nation to tackle the fisheries issue......

Why 2017 is crucial for China

'The mood in Beijing is already nervous and feverously watchful.''Developments in China will be scrutinised as intensely and nervously as the ones in Washington,' says Claude Smadja. IMAGE: Prime......

China has 'no historic rights' in South China Sea, rules tribunal

A United Nations-backed international tribunal on Tuesday struck down China's claims of "historical rights" in the strategic South China Sea, prompting Chinese President Xi Jinping to reject its......

Debunking 10 myths about China and the South China Sea

An international tribunal in the Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines Tuesday, concluding that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within South China Sea......