India has protested the US decision to conduct a patrol in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the western Indian Ocean, rejecting the U.S.\u2019s claim that its domestic maritime law was in violation of international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a rare and unusual public statement, the U.S. Navy announced that its ship, USS John Paul Jones, had carried out Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) in the Indian EEZ, adding that its operations had \u201cchallenged\u201d what the U.S. called India\u2019s \u201cexcessive maritime claims\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USS John Paul Jones asserted navigational rights and freedoms approximately 130 nautical miles west of the Lakshadweep Islands, inside India\u2019s exclusive economic zone, without requesting India\u2019s prior consent, consistent with international law, the U.S. Navy\u2019s 7th fleet said<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Government of India\u2019s stated position on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is that the Convention \u201cdoes not authorise other States to carry out in the EEZ and on the continental shelf, military exercises or manoeuvres, in particular those involving the use of weapons or explosives, without the consent of the coastal state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While India ratified UNCLOS in 1995, the U.S. has failed to do it so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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