South China Sea ruling will affect India’s economic interests
南海裁决会影响印度的经济利益
It’s rare that a judicial technical ruling on esoteric maritime claims holds such global geo-political significance. The International Court of Arbitration “award” (verdict) on Philippines’ case against China’s claims in the South China Sea could have consequences far beyond the two countries.
就海事请求进行裁决是罕见的，此举具有全球地缘政治意义。国际冲裁法庭，就菲律宾对中国南海主张提起的案件，带来的影响可能远超两个国家。
India will be watching the ruling carefully, because it would have implications for India’s security and economic interests. Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan said India has a range of interests in this region like “creation of a ‘blue’ ocean economy including protection of offshore infrastructure and maritime resources, safety of trade and sea lanes of communication and a regionally favourable geostrategic maritime-position.”
印度会仔细观望裁决，因为该裁决对印度安全和经济利益也是有影响的。印度海军中将Pradeep Chauhan说，印度在该地区有一系列的利益，比如建立“蓝色”海洋经济，保护海外基础设施和海洋资源，保护贸易航道的安全…
The reason for the bated breath anticipation is this: if the ruling goes against China, as many have speculated, what will China do ? How will India and US respond? What does it mean for the balance of power in Asia and the world?
正如很多人预料的，如果裁决对中国不利，那么中国会怎么办？印度和美国会如何回应？对亚洲乃至世界的平衡意味着什么？