Beijing: In view of the increasing dominance of the Dragon in the South China Sea, many countries including the Quad are now working on a new strategy. In fact, Australia and the Philippines said that their armies would conduct joint exercises with Japan, New Zealand and the United States in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines. This place is one of the most sensitive places in Asia. Australia will exercise with partner countries Australia’s Department of Defense issued a statement saying that the maritime cooperative activity reflects a collective…
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South China Sea deployment by Indian Navy
New Delhi: The Indian Navy has begun its operational deployment in the South China Sea disputed waters. The warships INS Delhi and INS Shakti landed in Singapore. According to Navy spokesman Commander Vivek Madhwal, “the visit is part of the ‘operational deployment’ of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet.” The Navy did not say which nations the ships would visit or if the Indian Navy would participate in South China Sea patrols with nations like the US or Japan. Large areas of the sea are unlawfully claimed by China as its…
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