InfoAnda - In China's shadow, ASEAN leaders look to India for maritime security |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Ulvac sees demand for small OLED panel gear | | 21 December 2010
Deutsche Telekom: U.S. staffing not linked to AT&T deal | | 29 August 2011
South Korean workers protest gov't labor policy | 7 November 2009

Musharraf outlines his political strategy for Pakistan | | 10 November 2010

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : In China's shadow, ASEAN leaders look to India for maritime security |

Edition: U.S. Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Aerospace & Defense Investing Simplified Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB Dividends World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Africa Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland John Lloyd Felix Salmon Jack Shafer David Rohde Nader Mousavizadeh Lucy P. Marcus Nicholas Wapshott Bethany McLean Anatole Kaletsky Zachary Karabell Edward Hadas Hugo Dixon Ian Bremmer Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Reihan Salam Frederick Kempe Mark Leonard Steven Brill Breakingviews Equities Credit Private Equity M&A Macro & Markets Politics Breakingviews Video Money Money Home Tax Break Lipper Awards 2012 Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (0) Slideshow Full Focus Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Slideshow Best photos of the year 2012 Download our Wider Image iPad app Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Putin backs tit-for-tat response to U.S. rights law 10:43am EST Mexico's ethnic Maya unmoved by 2012 'Armageddon' hysteria 19 Dec 2012 Videogames under fire, Hollywood lays low after school shooting 19 Dec 2012 "Fiscal cliff" talks turn sour, Obama threatens veto | 19 Dec 2012 "Fiscal cliff" talks turn sour, Obama threatens veto | 8:56am EST Discussed 111 Connecticut gun rampage: 28 dead, including 20 schoolchildren 105 Republicans put squeeze on Obama in ”fiscal cliff” talks 78 White House won’t accept new tax offer from Republican leader Pictures Reuters Photojournalism Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography. See more | Photo caption Tragedy in Newtown Mourning the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting. Slideshow Person of the Year Previous picks for Time's Person of the Year. Slideshow Sponsored Links In China's shadow, ASEAN leaders look to India for maritime security Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Japan scrambles jets as Chinese plane flies over disputed isles Thu, Dec 13 2012 U.S. military to boost Philippines presence; China tells army to be prepared Wed, Dec 12 2012 UPDATE 3-China tells Vietnam to halt oil exploration in disputed waters Thu, Dec 6 2012 Exclusive: Iran shipping signals conceal Syria ship movements Thu, Dec 6 2012 "Board and search" sea rules likely had Beijing's sign-off: official Wed, Dec 5 2012 Analysis & Opinion In a year of big elections, Japanâ€™s was Godzilla Delhi rape case and the need to revamp policing Related Topics World » China » 1 of 2. (From L to R) Philippine Vice-President Jejomar Binay, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Laos Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Myanmar President Thein Sein pose during a group photo session at the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi December 20, 2012. Credit: Reuters/B Mathur By Ross Colvin NEW DELHI | Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:59am EST NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Southeast Asian nations and India vowed on Thursday to step up cooperation on maritime security, a move that comes amid tension with China in the potentially oil- and gas-rich South China Sea. In a vision statement agreed at a summit in New Delhi, India and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) set their sights on a new "strategic partnership" that would bring closer political, security and economic cooperation. Significantly, they underlined the need for freedom of navigation, a contentious issue because of competing claims with Beijing over parts of the South China Sea, though there was no mention of China in their statement. In speeches, the Philippines and Vietnam referred to tensions in their region, but India's foreign minister sought to distance New Delhi from the wrangling over the South China Sea. "There are fundamental issues there that do not require India's intervention," External Affairs Minister Salman Kurshid told a news conference, adding that issues of sovereignty "need to be resolved between the countries concerned". An ASEAN summit ended in acrimony last month over China's assertiveness in the South China Sea, with its leaders failing to agree on a concluding joint statement. The South China Sea has become Asia's biggest potential military flashpoint as Beijing's sovereignty claim over a huge, looping area has set it against Vietnam and the Philippines as the three countries race to tap possibly huge oil reserves. Malaysia and Brunei, also members of ASEAN, as well as Taiwan also claim parts of the sea. Other members of ASEAN include Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Laos. Last month, China announced a plan to board and search ships that illegally enter what it considers its territory in the South China Sea, prompting ASEAN's secretary-general to warn that the move could spark naval clashes. "At this time of rising concerns about maritime issues, the need to maintain a high level of maritime security and freedom of navigation offers us ... an opportunity for enhanced cooperation," Philippines Vice President Jejomar Binay said. INDIAN OCEAN ROUTES Although India has no territorial claim in the region, it is hungry for energy and is exploring for oil and gas with Vietnam in an area contested by China. In future, it is expected to ship liquefied natural gas from Russia through the Malacca Straits. This month, India's navy chief said he was ready to deploy vessels to the South China Sea to protect exploration interests there if needed. Last year, an Indian navy ship was challenged for entering 'Chinese waters' off the coast of Vietnam. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told the summit that closer maritime cooperation with India was needed because 70 percent of the world's traffic in petroleum products passes through the Indian Ocean from the Middle East to East Asia. "While the center of the global economy is shifting eastward, the Indian and Pacific Oceans have been and will become even more important in providing the vital sea routes for trade and commerce," Yudhoyono said. The New Delhi summit underscored India's growing role in one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Twenty years after India launched a 'Look East' diplomatic push to promote trade with a neglected neighboring region, the relationship is finally beginning to gain traction. Annual trade has nearly doubled in four years and India's growing economic clout make it appealing as a balance to other Asian powers. However, China's trade relations and links with ASEAN are far deeper than India's. Ian Storey, senior fellow of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, said many ASEAN nations want to see all major powers playing a role in their region so it is not dominated by one or two players, in particular China. "So that presence by India in Southeast Asia would provide them additional hedging options," he said. (Editing by John Chalmers and Raju Gopalakrishnan) World China Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Edition: U.S. Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use AdChoices Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Thursday, 20 December 2012
Clinton not responsible for Benghazi shortcomings: inquiry |
U.S. soldier referred to court martial over Afghan slayings |
Sudan, South Sudan to discuss rebel support next month |
Georgia detains three former state officials for bribery |
Detained Argentine naval ship leaves Ghana |
Fear slows Libyan probe into attack on U.S. mission in Benghazi |
Yemeni president abolishes two major military units |
Owner of OpenTV slaps Netflix with patent lawsuit |
THQ files for bankruptcy, Clearlake makes bid for assets |
Taylor Swift keeps Bruno Mars out of Billboard 200 top spot |
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dirty Harry among U.S. film treasures |
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dirty Harry among U.S. film treasures |
State Department security chief leaves post over Benghazi |
Al Qaeda grows powerful in Syria as endgame nears |
Business as usual for South Korea's chaebol under Park |
India's Modi looks set to win state poll, may boost PM ambitions |
U.S. soldier could face death penalty for Afghan killings |
Rebels seize towns in central Syria |
Ailing Iraq president leaves for treatment in Germany |
Loved and loathed, Park talks tough after Korea poll win |
Rights group calls for release of activist missing in Laos |
Owner of OpenTV slaps Netflix with patent lawsuit |
U.S. agency makes initial ruling against Apple pinch-to-zoom patent |
Twitter lets users claim their personal history |
Google sells Motorola TV set-top business for $2.35 billion |
China tells U.S. it will improve intellectual property protection |
FTC tightens rules protecting children's online privacy |
Defense bill lifts barrier on satellite exports |
Miss USA crowned Miss Universe in eighth American win |
Thousands mourn U.S.-Mexican singer Jenni Rivera |
'Homeland' star Claire Danes gives birth to first child |
Owner of OpenTV slaps Netflix with patent lawsuit |
Syrian rebels fight for strategic town in Hama province |
Egyptian prosecutor suddenly retracts resignation |
Putin backs tit-for-tat response to U.S. rights law |
Amnesty warns of crisis for migrants in Greece |
In China's shadow, ASEAN leaders look to India for maritime security |
Berlusconi warns Monti not to stand in Italy election |
Rajoy counts benefits of stick-in-mud tactics |
French colonization of Algeria brutal: Hollande |
Slovenia: as star wanes, anger on streets |
Oracle to buy software maker Eloqua for $810 million |
Spain fines Telefonica, Vodafone, Orange over texts |
EU to make antitrust charges against Samsung soon |
Ericsson to take $1.2 billion charge on ST-Ericsson stake |
Foxconn buys minority stake in GoPro for $200 million |
Samsung Electronics completes talks for $3.9 billion U.S. chip expansion |
Seven companies enter British 4G airwaves race: regulator |
Gangnam Style in line for UK dictionary inclusion |
Israeli Arab wrestles with grief, guilt in suicide bomb film |
Putin offers French tax row actor Depardieu a Russian passport |
Singer Odell first male to win Brit newcomer award |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph		BlogMeter 1.01