India supports ‘development’ over ‘expansionism’ – Modi

The Indian leader made a veiled dig at Beijing’s claims to the South China Sea while visiting Brunei

India supports a policy of “development” and not “expansionism,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during a visit to Brunei, which borders the South China Sea and Malaysia. His comments have been interpreted as a dig at China, given the tense relationship between the two South Asian nations.

Modi’s trip to oil-rich Brunei was the...