<p> India is "studying" the verdict of a UN-backed tribunal which today ruled that China has no legal basis to claim "historic rights" to islands in South China Sea.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"India is studying the verdict," a senior government official said when asked for India's reaction to the ruling of the international tribunal on China's dispute with the Philippines over South China Sea.<br /><br />The Permanent Court of Arbitration said in a statement that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights within the sea areas falling within the 'nine-dash line'.<br />China has said it "does not accept and does not recognise" the ruling.</p>
<p> India is "studying" the verdict of a UN-backed tribunal which today ruled that China has no legal basis to claim "historic rights" to islands in South China Sea.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"India is studying the verdict," a senior government official said when asked for India's reaction to the ruling of the international tribunal on China's dispute with the Philippines over South China Sea.<br /><br />The Permanent Court of Arbitration said in a statement that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights within the sea areas falling within the 'nine-dash line'.<br />China has said it "does not accept and does not recognise" the ruling.</p>