India: Vietnam Renews Lease of Indian Oil Blocks in South China Sea

Aug 21, 2014 | Times of India
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Vietnam has renewed India's lease of two oil blocks in the South China Sea for another year, on the eve of foreign minister Sushma Swaraj's first visit to Hanoi next week. The move reaffirms India's position as a continuing commercial stakeholder in a region where territorial disputes between southeast Asian nations and China have flared up recently.