NEW DELHI: As tension mounts in the South China Sea (SCS), where the US just sent a guided-missile destroyer to challenge China’s fanciful 9-dashed line claim, India is showing it is open to not only aggressively seeking freedom of navigation and overflight throughout the region but also ensuring disputes are resolved in keeping with international laws.

南海局势日益紧张，美国刚刚派一艘导弹驱逐舰挑战中国的九段线主张，印度这边不仅公开要求南海航行和飞行自由，而且要求根据国际法来解决纠纷。

Top government officials here said it was “on purpose” that India mentioned the South China Sea also as West Philippine Sea after foreign minister Sushma Swaraj’s recent meeting with her counterpart from the Philippines, secretary of foreign affairs Albert F Del Rosario. It was the Philippines which insisted that South China Sea be referred to also as West Philippine Sea in the joint statement issued after the meeting.

印度外长斯瓦拉杰最近会见菲律宾外长时故意提及了南海，也就是西菲律宾海。会后在联合声明中，菲律宾坚称南海是西菲律宾海。
Dan Shaw
Modi foreign policy seems to be very matured and farsighted
莫迪外交政策似乎非常成熟，非常具有远见

narasa.rao24
Well done.
干得好

Shastri G
It’s a good move against the arrogant and non-trustworthy nation. India must support all the countries which has differences with China also support US for the US Naval Ship patrolling near SOuth China Sea.
就该如此对付傲慢且不可靠的国家
哪个国家与中国存在分歧，印度就支持哪个国家。
同时支持美国军舰巡逻南海

paarth d
After many decades (after Indira) a strong and gutsy PM. Good for India
几十年以来，印度终于有了一位强硬且勇敢的总理

Awesh Kumar
The title of the news is something anti Indian policy, it could be better if something like, “India stands firm with Philippines against Chinese claim/expansionist”.
It’s my thought, no discussion or comment plz if you dont agree
标题有些反印了，应该这样写更好，即“印度坚定地与菲律宾站在一起，反对中国的主张”
这是我的想法

Prasanta S
Nice to see the courage of Indian government to speak on this matter .
很高兴看到印度政府有勇气就此发声

satish babu s
BJP govt really has got lot of guts…
人民党政府真是有勇气啊

Chidanand Umranikar
Human race will be silent only after destroying each other, it seems!!
看来人类要相互摧毁才能安静下来

Anand P
Nice thought. Finally taking stands!
不错，终于采取立场了！

Raja Balu
way to go India government!!!!
就该如此！

Hemant Meena
this govt is doing concrete work on foreign policy…………… which have not done so far………..
这届政府的外交政策有一些具体动作展开，而这是以前从未有过的

India Roars
Now all Modi haters will blame Modi for going against china. Aaptards & Scamgressis be like… Oh god I slipped and fell in bathroom and broke my arm…. now I am thinking how to relate this to Modi & blame him.
仇视莫迪的人会怪莫迪反华。
哦天啊，我在卫生间滑倒了，摔断了手臂。
我在想如何把这个与莫迪关联起来，然后怪罪莫迪害得我在卫生间跌倒。

Badshah Khan
Its best for India to mind its own business instead of trying to suck up to the US
and the Filipinos!
印度最好少管闲事，别去讨好美国和菲律宾

Waqaas Rumani
Till now, previous governments always took mellowed down efforts in maintaining relations and peace. Modi’s government’s attitutde is confrontational and it goes with their ideology that we are not the only stakeholders in peace. I don’t know if in the long run whether this will be good or bad but I am loving the fact that at least verbally we are giving it back to China’s bullying tactics ! Jai Hind !
在此之前，为了保持友好关系，为了和平，以前的政府一直低声下气的
而莫迪政府的态度就是对抗性质的，所秉持的意识形态是并非我们才是和平的利益相关者。
不知道长远来看是否有利，不过令我欣慰的一个事实是，至少我们口头上回应中国的欺凌策略了！
印度必胜！

A A Khan
uff what is the need of making new snemies all the time? pakistan was there already , now nepal is also getting alienated.. again this problem with china which is Philippines problem…
有必要一直制造敌人吗？
巴基斯坦已经是敌人了，尼泊尔又在疏远
现在又跟中国闹上菲律宾的问题

Simon
Everyone commenting as if US is very reliable country to India. India just mentioning South China Sea as West Philippine Sea in Indian official documents its not going to change anything. please take action to stop Dam construction which is going to effect India drastically in future.
从大家的评论来看，搞得好像美国是印度可靠盟友一样。
印度在官方文件中把南海称为西菲律宾海，这不会改变任何东西的
请对大坝采取行动吧，那个大坝未来对印度有很大的影响

benjaminsilas benjaminsilas
Even a blind man using braille will say that it is west phillipines sea. So china should leave the area to phillipines and vietnam and concentrate on development…
就连盲人也会说那是西菲律宾海，中国还是让给菲律宾和越南吧，专注发展

ram ? 48 mins ago
That reminds me the act of Iron Lady Indira, who freed Bangladesh in 1971. Let’s hope Modi will follow..
这让我想起了铁娘子英迪拉，她于1971年解放了孟加拉国，希望莫迪也能效仿

msr0069
INDIA CAN ONLY TALK -AND THEN TAKE A WALK – NOT WALK THE TALK
印度是说完就忘的，而不是说到做到

Gaurav Kumar Dehradunwala
US using India against China.
美国是在利用印度来反华