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The USS John Paul Jones was continuously monitored transiting from the Persian Gulf towards the Malacca Straits. We have conveyed our concerns regarding this passage through our EEZ to the Government of USA through diplomatic channels, the statement said. The government s response came after US Navy s 7th fleet said in a statement that its Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones asserted navigational rights and freedoms around 130 nautical miles west of the Lakshadweep Islands, without requesting India’s prior consent” on April 7. This, it added, was “consistent with international law . India requires prior consent for military exercises or maneuvers in its EEZ or continental shelf, a claim inconsistent with international law. This freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea recognised in international law by challenging India’s excessive maritime claims, said the US Navy s statement.

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