China signs pact with Solomon Islands. What does it mean? Is India affected? - Hindustan Times

China-Solomon Islands security deal: As part of the deal, the islands can offer Chinese naval vessels a safe harbor just 2,000 km from Australia. | World News

China on Tuesday said it had signed a wide-ranging security pact with the Solomon Islands, an agreement Western governments fear could give Beijing a military foothold in the South Pacific. "Foreign … [+3961 chars]

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