(a) whether incidents of warning India by China on South
China Sea exploration projects;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) the reaction of the Government in this regard; and
(d) the present status therein?
(a) whether incidents of warning India by China on South
China Sea exploration projects;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) the reaction of the Government in this regard; and
(d) the present status therein?
MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI G.K. VASAN)
(a) to (d): As per information received from the Ministry of External
Affairs, sovereignty over areas of the South China Sea is disputed
between many countries in the region. India is not a party to this
dispute. As two developing countries with growing energy needs,India
and Vietnam have been cooperating in the oil and gas industry to
enhance our energy security. China, which is a party to the South
China Sea dispute, has raised its concerns on India’s hydrocarbon
exploration and exploitation projects in the South China Sea off the
coast of Vietnam. Government has conveyed that such activity by Indian
companies is purely commercial in nature and that sovereignty issues
must be resolved peacefully by the countries which are parties to the
dispute in accordance with international law and practice. Â