India lodges protest after US conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in Indian waters without permission

India has lodged protests both in New Delhi and in Washington DC through diplomatic channels regarding passage of USS John Paul Jones through India's EEZ without "prior permission".

India has lodged protests both in New Delhi and in Washington DC through diplomatic channels regarding passage of USS John Paul Jones through India's EEZ without "prior permission". If you review America's annual freedom of navigation reports, you would see that the U.S. has been conducting a FONOP in India's EEZ every year as far back as the reports go. It's routine, even if you're just finding out about it for the first time.https://t.co/yWuDNGZmjC More specifically, the U.S. has reported a FONOP in India's EEZ every year 2007-2021 with the exception of 2018 and 2020. It also conducted FONOPs in India's EEZ in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000-2003. In other words, this isn't new or unusual. https://t.co/DFquWjmZBo A statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said, "The USS John Paul Jones was continuously monitored transiting from the Persian Gulf towards the Malacca Straits. We have conveyed our concerns regarding this passage through our EEZ to the Government of USA through diplomatic channels." India maintains that according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) "consent" is essential before any vessel passes through a country's waters.