New Delhi, March 27 India has signed White Shipping Information Sharing (WSIS) agreements with five countries in the last five years to enhance maritime domain awareness, the government informed Parliament on Friday.White shipping information refers to the exchange of information on merchant...
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New Delhi, March 26 Reimagining the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is not about drafting a new constitution for the seas, but about rescuing the existing one from strategic inadequacy, a report said on Thursday.Writing for ‘India Narrative’, former Indian diplomat...
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New Delhi, March 7 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed on Saturday that India had permitted an Iranian ship to dock in Kochi on humanitarian grounds following a request from the Iranian side on February 28, as the vessel was facing some difficulties.Permission was granted for the...
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New Delhi, March 7 India's rise is "unstoppable," and the trajectory of its growth will be determined solely by the country itself, based on its strengths, not by the "mistakes" of others, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.Jaishankar's comments at the Raisina Dialogue...
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New Delhi, March 5 – The Congress party on Thursday questioned the Narendra Modi government's silence regarding the attack on the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in international waters off Sri Lanka, which has resulted in the deaths of at least 87 sailors, with many more still missing.Senior party...
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Visakhapatnam, February 19 – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that India aspires to establish a fair maritime order based on international rules and freedom of navigation in accordance with international law.He emphasized the need for the international community to work together...
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Naypyidaw, February 16 – China's actions constitute a systematic assault on the international legal order. By asserting adherence to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) – while violating its core provisions, spreading disinformation to obscure violations, intimidating...
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