Canberra/New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India and Australia on Monday discussed advancements in bilateral maritime security cooperation and efforts to finalise the Joint Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap. During the second India–Australia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue held in New Delhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, agreed to progress the collaborative maritime domain awareness activities by maritime patrol aircra…
Latest UNCLOS News & Updates
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Quad members on Tuesday condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and called for decisive and sustained efforts to combat it. During the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, the member states — India, the US, Japan and Australia, stated that Quad remains concerned about the proliferation of online scam centres in Southeast Asia and surrounding regions which are connected to the spread of other transnational crime, including traffick…
Oslo, May 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store on Monday reviewed the full spectrum of India-Norway relations, covering trade and investments, follow-up on the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), climate action and energy transition, blue economy and ocean governance, research and higher education, Arctic and polar cooperation, space, and talent mobility. Underscoring their shared commitment to sustainability and green grow…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The blockade of Strait of Hormuz, for about two months by the Iranian and US forces in the Persian Gulf has resulted in escalation of oil prices and its cascading effect on economies worldwide, however, one point being increasingly debated by nations lining the Indian oceans is that — should they also put similar restraints and limitations on their sea-routes. The Hormuz Strait has been at the centre of US-Iran war, with their animosity turning into a nightmare for econ…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Strait of Hormuz crisis triggered by the recent US-Iran conflict is not just a regional flashpoint but a defining test for international maritime law — one that could shape how nations behave in other strategic choke points during times of crisis, a report said on Wednesday. According to a report in ‘Politeia Research Foundation’ (PRF), at current situation in Hormuz highlights a growing tension between the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) 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 insufficiency, a report said on Thursday. Writing for ‘India Narrative’, former Indian diplomat Sanjay Kumar Verma said that the Strait of Hormuz underscores how geography can make settled legal rights vulnerable to coercion. He stated that the developments in the Taiwan Strait highlighted th…
Visakhapatnam, Feb 19 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that India aspires to establish an equitable maritime order based on international rules and freedom of navigation in accordance with international lawHe underlined the need for the international community to join hands to tackle maritime challenges.Inaugurating the multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2026 here, he noted that traditional threats coexist with emerging ones. “Piracy, maritime terrorism, illegal fishing, tra…
Naypyidaw, Feb 16 (IANS) 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 monitors and negotiating in bad faith- Beijing demonstrates that law matters only when it aligns with Chinese interests, a report said on Monday. According to a report in Myanmar’s media outlet ‘The I…