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India rejects US contention that its domestic maritime law violates UN convention

India rejects US contention that its domestic maritime law violates UN convention ​ By IANS | ​ 4 Views Indian Navy participates in maritime exercise La Perouse Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, April 9 : India has rejected the US contention that its domestic maritime law is in violation of the United Nations convention on the Law of the Sea, and expressed its concerns about a US naval ship entering into Indian waters. The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement, The government of India s stated position on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is that the Convention does not authorise other states to carry out military exercises or manoeuvres in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and on the continental shelf, in particular those involving the use of weapons or explosives, without the consent of the coastal state.

India protests U S naval exercise

U.S. defends its actions saying they were in compliance with international laws. India said on Friday it has protested the U.S. decision to conduct a patrol in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the western Indian Ocean, rejecting the U.S.’s claim that its domestic maritime law was in violation of international law. Defending its actions, the Pentagon said it was in compliance with the international law. I can tell you that the USS John Paul Jones, a Navy destroyer, asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Republic of the Maldives by conducting innocent passage through its territorial sea in normal operations within its exclusive economic zone without requesting prior permission, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Friday.

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