Determined to protect maritime interests: Rajnath Singh at Indo-Pacific meet

At the three-day Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that the country is "fully determined to protect its maritime interests."

Weighing on the growing challenges in the oceanic waters, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India was “fully determined to protect its maritime interests”. Rajnath Singh emphasised that the nations should uphold the rule-based order as mandated under UN Convention on the Law of Seas (UNCLOS), 1982.

“India is committed to respecting the rights of all nations as laid down in the UN Convention on the Law of Seas [UNCLOS], 1982. We are fully determined to protect the legitimate rights and interests of our country in relation to our territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone, while supporting the maintenance of rule-based maritime systems, as mandated under UNCLOS, 1982,” he said.