The Secretary (South) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Dr. Neena Malhotra, hosted a reception for Resident Ambassadors in New Delhi today. The Ministry of External Affairs stated in a social media post that India's candidate for a Judge at the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea for the period 2026 to 2035, Professor Bimal Patel, addressed the diplomatic corps at the event. He shared his vision for the Tribunal.