Jaishankar Says India Supports Philippines’ National Sovereignty, Takes A Jibe At China

During his ongoing visit to Philippines, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said maritime cooperation between New Delhi and Manila ‘holds great potential’

EAM Jaishankar meets his counterpart Enrique A Manalo during his visit to Philippines.

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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Tuesday said India strongly supports the “national sovereignty” of the Philippines amid surging tensions between Manila and Beijing over China’s “aggressive actions” in the South China Sea. During his ongoing visit to Manila, the External Affairs Minister once again reiterated the 2016 arbitral award to the Philippines on UNCLOS against China. External Affairs Minister Jaishankar was speaking at a joint press