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India Noted the 2016 South China Sea Ruling. In 2026 It Backed It While Selling BrahMos to Two Claimants

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Illustration of a cruise missile over the sea and a warship, with the words NOTED 2016 and BACKED 2026 showing India’s South China Sea position

India claims no feature in the South China Sea. It has nonetheless delivered BrahMos missiles to the Philippines, signed a similar deal with Vietnam, and…