Senkaku Islands

G20 Summit: China's conduct over Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping meeting is part of its psychological warfare

The controversy over a Xi-Modi meeting that never was is another example of China's strategy of creating smokescreens to keep India under pressure.

Japan wants India to speak on South China Sea dispute: How prudent is it for New Delhi?

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India before the G-20 summit and said that it is upto India to decide what position it wishes to take vis-à-vis the issue of the South China Sea.

Foreign ministers from Japan, China, S Korea to meet over the issue of disputed Senkaku islands

Foreign Ministers from Japan, China and South Korea will meet on Wednesday in Tokyo to strengthen trilateral ties amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing over the disputed Senkaku islands.

Japan protests as Chinese navy sails near disputed isles

A Chinese naval ship sailed into waters surrounding disputed East China Sea islands for the first time early Thursday, prompting Tokyo to summon the Chinese ambassador to protest, the Japanese government said.

China's maritime threat: How India let its best bet Vizhinjam be sabotaged

For some years, India has under-invested in its Navy, and also in its commercial port infrastructure. These mistakes are now coming back to haunt the country, as our trade capability is affected, and there are long-term strategic holes that our adversaries are looking to exploit.

Japan steps up aggression over China: Will name disputed islands

Joe Biden arrives in Tokyo for Asia tour, reaffirms US policy on Asia

US Vice President Joe Biden has opened a weeklong trip to Asia aimed at showing the US is still committed to increasing its engagement and influence in the region.

Agenda for Biden's Asia trip: Calm tensions between China, Japan

US Vice President Joe Biden will try to strike a delicate balance of calming military tensions with China while supporting ally Japan against Beijing on a trip to Asia this week.

Chinese action will increase tension in East China Sea, says John Kerry

The US has said it was "deeply concerned" with the Chinese action to establish an "air defence identification zone" in the East China Sea.

China to hold deep-water training exercise amid Japan tensions

The navy held seven such drills last year, each involving a half-dozen or more surface ships and an unknown number of submarines. The exercises reflect China's long-held aspirations to build a navy that can operate far from its shores.