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What South China Sea arbitration is, and why Australia, India are getting more vocal about it

Chinese and Australian envoys to India got into an argument on 2016 South China Sea arbitration last week, bringing focus back on China’s refusal to accept it.

Chinese & Australian envoys to India fight it out on Twitter over South China Sea, LAC

After Australian High Commissioner to India said ‘deeply concerned’ by Chinese action in South China Sea, Beijing’s envoy to New Delhi says Canberra provoking escalation.

Australia tells Facebook, Google they must pay local media for news

Australia said the decision was an effort to correct a power imbalance between two of the world’s most profitable companies and a local media industry that’s bleeding jobs.

Australia’s Covid flare up shows govts are running out of options to stem the virus tide

The second lockdown in Melbourne is confirming suspicions that strict social distancing measures are becoming increasingly ineffective as the pandemic continues.

Australia against unilateral change to status quo on LAC, says envoy Barry O’Farrell

Australian High Commissioner also said Australia remains deeply concerned by 'actions' in the South China Sea & rejecta China's 'unlawful maritime claims' in the region.

US, Australia reaffirm commitment to Quad consultations with India, Japan

In a joint statement, US and Australia also said that China cannot assert maritime claims in the South China Sea based on the nine-dash line, historic rights, or entire island groups.

Virus surge as summer wanes in Australia indicates what US, Europe can expect this winter

Australia's new wave of Covid shows that the subsequent ones around the world could be worse than the first, particularly when winter forces people into enclosed spaces.

Australia sets daily record for Covid infections as Melbourne struggles to contain virus

Concerns that the stay-at-home order in Melbourne, that begun three weeks ago, will need to be extended are also mounting. This will inflict further damage on the economy.

With 60% increase, Indians largest diaspora to get Australian citizenship in 2019-20

Out of the over 200,000 people who became Australian citizens in 2019-2020, 38,209 were Indians, followed by 25,011 Britishers, 14,764 Chinese and 8,821 Pakistanis.

Sydney declared Covid hotspot, Queensland bans visitors from the Australian city

New South Wales state, which has Sydney as its capital, recorded 19 new cases of the virus on Wednesday.

On Camera

Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

India eyes more S-400s with upcoming Putin visit, Su-57 likely to stay off radar

Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.