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India Backs Indonesia On Its South China Sea Row With The Dragon
Sailors aboard the KRI Karel Satsuitubun during a patrol in the South China Sea in Natuna, Ranai, Indonesia. Photo credit: Ulet Ifansasti/GettyImages
India has backed Indonesia on its South China Sea dispute with China - the latest move in its diplomatic offensive against the neighbour. India went a step further and signed a joint declaration on maritime cooperation with Indonesia, with US, perhaps, being the only other country with which India has signed such a declaration in 2014 and 2015.
India’s move comes after Beijing maintained its opposition to the former’s membership of the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group along with stopping India’s bid to declare Jaish-e-Mohammed’s head Hafiz Saaed as a terrorist by the United Nations. This move is not the only one where India gave a hardened response to China.
Also last week, India backed Mongolia after China slapped a toll tax on trucks passing between the two countries in light of the visit by the Dalai Lama to Mongolia. Foreign ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup said India was ready to extend help to Mongolia because the new tax put pressure on the country’s economy.
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