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Friday, July 27, 2012

''South China Sea: Why India cannot afford to be silent''

From Rediff

''As was expected there was no movement on the contentious South China Sea dispute at the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh a few days back. But what was striking was the fact that the looming shadow of China prevented the meeting from even issuing a joint statement for the first time in the organisation's 45-year history.

China succeeded in playing divide and rule politics, thereby ensuring that the dispute remains a bilateral matter between Beijing [ Images ] and individual rival claimants. As a consequence, the waters of the South China Sea will not be calm any time soon.''

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