Clashes in Kashmir Risk Taking India-Pakistan Back to Brink of Nuclear War

Clashes in Kashmir Risk Taking India-Pakistan Back to Brink of Nuclear War

The long ignored suffering of the Kashmiri people carries with it the world’s greatest risk of full-scale nuclear war between two long-standing adversaries. Tensions have reemerged in the disputed territory of Kashmir, a Muslim-dominated region that has long been controlled by India, but whose population longs to be reunited with their brethren in Pakistan exacerbating longstanding tensions between the two nuclear powers. Ten…

Long history of interventions going wrong: Beijing reacts to US plans to stay in South China Sea

A US Navy F/A-18 aircraft prepares to land on the runway of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a tour of the ship in the South China Sea © Tyrone Siu / Reuters Washington’s announcement it will continue its operations in the South China Sea has drawn a sharp response from China….

Beijing vows never to stop construction in South China Sea, says it’s lawful

Сrew members of China’s South Sea Fleet taking part in a drill in the Xisha Islands, or the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. File photo. © AFP Beijing has pledged to “never stop” construction in the South China Sea, insisting its activities are “justified and lawful.” A tribunal at The Hague has rejected…

Beijing announces S. China Sea drills, warns foreign navy patrols could end in disaster

© Edgar Su / Reuters Beijing has announced that it is closing off part of the South China Sea for military exercises this week, warning that freedom of navigation patrols by foreign navies could end “in disaster.”   Hainan’s maritime administration said an area southeast of the island province would be closed from Monday to…

Selective approach: China slams US statement on Hague Tribunal’s South China Sea ruling

An aerial photo taken though a glass window of a Philippine military plane shows the alleged on-going land reclamation by China on mischief reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, west of Palawan, Philippines, May 11, 2015. © Ritchie B. Tongo / Reuters China’s Foreign Ministry blasted a statement issued by the US…

Ill-founded, farcical: Beijing blasts South China Sea ruling, vows to defend its interests

China has gone ballistic over The Hague Tribunal’s rejection of claims to “historic rights” in the South China Sea in a case brought by the Philippines. Beijing called the verdict “ill-founded,” warning its armed forces would defend its maritime interests. President Xi Jinping has acknowledged that China is dedicated to maintaining peace and stability in…