The book is an effort to bring about the contrasting narratives and the geostrategic compulsions faced by the claimant countries in South China Sea dispute. It also highlights the role played by major powers and discusses that why this dispute is going to get intense in future. The policies and positions of the countries related to the maritime disputes in South China Sea have been examined and the strategic discourse related to region is also addressed. The book highlights that military modernization, tensions between US and China, unexplored oil and gas deposits, and fisheries are critical components adding to hostilities in this region. Contents: Preface. 1. South China Sea: Strategic Discourse/Pankaj K Jha. 2. China s Historical Narrative and Inherent Discrepancies/Pankaj K Jha. 3. PCA Arbitration and China s Position in the SCS/Zeus Hans Mendez. 4. ASEAN Claimants to the SCS: Evaluating Policies and Positions/Kritika Karmakar. 5. Non-Claimants and Taiwan: Response to SCS Dispute/Gitanjali Sinha Roy. 6. China s Militarisation and Aggressive Posture in SCS/Rayan Bhagwagar. 7. Understanding Japan s SCS Perspective/Gitanjali Sinha Roy. 8. Exploring Energy, Fisheries and Seabed Minerals Potential/Sanghamitra Sarma. 9. SCS and the Long Impending CoC: Will there be a Solution?/Pankaj K Jha. Conclusion. Bibliography.