India and members of the Asean are holding joint exercises in the South China Sea for the first time as part of the inaugural Asean-India maritime exercise currently under way. | FMangosingINQ /PDI
The drills are being held against the backdrop of China’s increasing assertiveness in the region and renewed tensions with some Asean countries, including the Philippines over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
“In the past, India has shown reluctance in being explicit about the geopolitical challenges in the South China Sea; however, since 2014, India has taken a more formidable stance against China’s assertive maneuvers and adventurism in the disputed maritime territory at the expense of the sovereignty and sovereign rights of the Southeast Asian claimant countries,” he said.
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