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China issued a stern warning to the United States regarding the potential establishment of an arms facility in the Philippines.
Beijing reiterated its commitment to safeguarding its territorial sovereignty and security interests in the region.
The warning comes amidst growing defence cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines, including through the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).
This development highlights escalating geopolitical tensions and strategic competition in the vital Indo-Pacific region.
The region is a flashpoint for overlapping territorial claims by multiple nations, including China and the Philippines, making any military build-up highly sensitive.
This international treaty provides the legal framework for maritime claims and resource exploitation, frequently invoked in South China Sea disputes.
A bilateral agreement between the U.S. and the Philippines that grants U.S. forces access to designated Philippine military bases for training, equipment pre-positioning, and other activities.
The U.S. and its allies pursue strategies aimed at ensuring a 'free and open Indo-Pacific', often seen by China as an attempt to contain its influence.
GS-II: International Relations - India and its neighbourhood- relations; Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests; Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests. GS-III: Security - Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention.
General Awareness - Current Affairs, International Organizations, Geography (South China Sea).
General Knowledge - Geopolitics, International Affairs, Defence Agreements, Maritime Security.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the issue with Senkaku Islands, sometimes mentioned in the news?
Answer: China and Japan engage in maritime disputes over these islands in East China Sea.
With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea, consider the following statements: 1. A coastal state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baseline determined in accordance with the convention. 2. Ships of all states, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea. 3. The Exclusive Economic Zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
With reference to Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMS), which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Quantitative restrictions on imports by foreign investors are prohibited. 2. They apply to investment measures related to trade in both goods and services. 3. They are not concerned with the regulation of foreign investment. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: 1 and 3 only
High for UPSC (International Relations, Security), Medium for SSC/Defence (General Awareness).
A geopolitical construct encompassing the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean, increasingly central to global strategic competition.
A 2014 agreement between the U.S. and the Philippines allowing for increased rotational presence of U.S. troops, aircraft, and vessels in Philippine military bases.
The principle that a state has exclusive authority over its territory and internal affairs, free from external interference.
A marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean, strategically important for shipping and rich in natural resources, subject to extensive territorial disputes.