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Beijing's warning against exploring oil in South China Sea and is capable enough of safeguarding its financial and strategic interests, Union minster Ashwani Kumar said today.
"South China sea is the property of the world. Nobody has a unilateral control over it and India is capable enough of safeguarding its interests," Union minister of state for planning and science and technology Ashwani Kumar said here.
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna had recently said that the South China Sea must be freed from any "national interference" as it is the "property of the world".
China has been objecting to any activity in South China Sea region including Indian oil exploration as it has territorial disputes with ASEAN countries like Vietnam and the Philippines.
India in October last year had inked an agreement with Vietnam to expand and promote oil exploration in South China Sea. The pact between the Indian and Vietnamese state-owned oil companies includes new investments and the exploration and supply of oil and gas to the two countries.
India will not be bogged down by Beijing's warning: Ashwani Kumar - The Economic Times
"South China sea is the property of the world. Nobody has a unilateral control over it and India is capable enough of safeguarding its interests," Union minister of state for planning and science and technology Ashwani Kumar said here.
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna had recently said that the South China Sea must be freed from any "national interference" as it is the "property of the world".
China has been objecting to any activity in South China Sea region including Indian oil exploration as it has territorial disputes with ASEAN countries like Vietnam and the Philippines.
India in October last year had inked an agreement with Vietnam to expand and promote oil exploration in South China Sea. The pact between the Indian and Vietnamese state-owned oil companies includes new investments and the exploration and supply of oil and gas to the two countries.
India will not be bogged down by Beijing's warning: Ashwani Kumar - The Economic Times