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Forecast on Developments in the South China Sea in 2019

Looking into 2019, the South China Sea is like a lit fuse which can lead to conflagration without warning. The rhetoric between China and the US is becoming so incandescent that avoidance of a violent naval clash has become a main subject of discussi....

January 05, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea , Indo-Pacific confrontation

Decoding China’s Stance on South China Sea

Dr. Pankaj Jha Commentary

China has been looking into formalizing of a Code of Conduct (COC) for the South China Sea (SCS) and seeks a possible long lasting solution to the maritime territorial dispute that persists with its other claimant countries. There have been consultat....

December 18, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea , China-ASEAN Code of Conduct

Two Years of PCA Judgement on South China Sea: An Analytical Perspective

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

On January 22, 2013 the Philippines had instituted an arbitral proceeding against China in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) under Annex VII of the United Nations Conventions on the Laws of the Seas (UNCLOS) as case number 2013-19. After over ....

August 02, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea , The Philippines-China dispute

China-ASEAN Negotiations on Code of Conduct for the South China Sea

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

It has been reported in the media that China and the ten ASEAN countries have agreed on a single draft of a negotiating text for a Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea (SCS). The formal announcement may be made soon. Negotiations on COC will ....

August 01, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , South China Sea , Code of Conduct

Interaction with Delegation from Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a delegation from Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) from Hanoi on May 15, 2018. The delegation was led by Dr. Tran Viet Thai, Director General, Department of Policy Planning, Vietnam Ministry of....

June 01, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , foreign policy , South China Sea , India’s Act East Policy , Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam , HADR

Demilitarising the South China Sea: Concerted Efforts Needed

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

Two of the most important topics during last year’s Shangri La Dialogue were ‘Upholding the rules-based regional order’ and demilitarisation of the South China Sea in the shape of a discussion on practical ‘measures to avoid conflict at sea�....

May 30, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , South China Sea , Shangri La Dialogue

Commentary: PLA Navy’s Major Exercise in the South China Sea: An Analytical Perspective

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The massive People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy exercises conducted in the second week of April near Hainan and further east, and review of the same by President Xi Jinping come in the wake of evolving strategic situation at the global and regional....

April 19, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , South China Sea , Chinese naval exercise , PLA Navy

Discussion on ‘India’s Security Concerns in the Indo-Pacific’

On 9th April 2018, The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a round table discussion on India’s security concerns in the Indo-Pacific. The panelists were Ambassador Rajiv Sikri, Ambassador Kanwal Sibal and Captain Gurpreet Khurana. A....

April 18, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Interaction , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , South China Sea , QSD

‘Quad Plus’ Dialogue – Tokyo

A four-member team from the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) comprising Director, Dr. Arvind Gupta, Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney, Ambassador Anil Wadhwa and Dr. Harinder Sekhon participated in the Quad Plus Dialogue in Tokyo from March 4 to 6, 201....

March 27, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Seminars , Pakistan , ASEAN , Quad Plus , South China Sea , Afghanistan , Indian Ocean , Tokyo

Commentary: China and Philippines Rapprochement: Implications for India

Asha Sundaramurthy Commentary

With the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Philippines conducting the second Bilateral Consultation Meeting on the South China Sea, there’s been a range of views on what this could mean for regional stability in the Indo-Pacific. While the USA....

March 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Quad Plus , South China Sea , Philippines-China