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The Fact India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi openly discussed in Hiroshima, Japan, about the increasing activities of China in the sea. Interviewing Japanese media for the first time, PM Modi said that India respects sovereignty and always believes in finding a peaceful solution to the problem following international law. Maritime disputes with China will be resolved peacefully.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Hiroshima, Japan for the G-7, was asked about India’s stand on the expansion of Chinese forces in the South China Sea and East China Sea and the situation in Taiwan. In response, Prime Minister Modi said that India is committed to protecting its sovereignty and integrity while promoting peaceful resolution of maritime disputes on the basis of international law. Keeping these things in mind, we have improved relations with Bangladesh.
95% of India’s trade is through sea. About 55 percent of this happens through the South China Sea only. India has a business of Rs 13.8 lakh crore through the South China Sea Route. South China Sea is very important for trade with Japan, South Korea and Asian countries. India’s trade is done through Kochi, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam and Chennai Port.
Many items including tea, steel, iron, copper, leather are exported. In October 2011, India signed an agreement with Vietnam for oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea. China strongly opposed this move. In 2019, China deployed more than 30 warships in Vietnam’s maritime zone.
An agreement has been signed in more than 100 countries including China, India regarding marine traffic happening around the world. It is called the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOSE). According to this, up to 12 nautical miles (22.2 km) from the land of any country is considered as the maritime border of that country.
According to this law, the sea area beyond 12 nautical miles can be used by any country for trade. After this distance, the maritime boundary of any country does not apply. China’s new law also violates this treaty of unclose. In 2016, an international court ruled in favor of the Philippines, terming China’s interference in the South China Sea as illegal. China refused to accept the decision.
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