New Delhi: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh The comments while commissioning the new destroyer INS Visakhapatnam targeted China, highlighting its blatant disregard for international law, when he said, “It is a matter of concern that arbitrary interpretation of its definition by some countries will bar UNCLOS.” -times being weakened.”
This was an apparently explicit reference to China, which refused to comply with a 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling that China had no right to build military structures. South China Sea, “Arbitrary interpretations hinder the way of a rule-based maritime order,” Singh said.
“There are some nations – I would say irresponsible nations – (who) for their narrow partisan interests, continue to give new and unfair interpretations of these international laws with hegemonic tendencies,” he said.
India, he reaffirmed, seeks a rules-based Indo-Pacific, with freedom of navigation, free trade and universal values, in which the interests of all participating countries are protected. so it will fall for the Indian Navy “To keep the Indo-Pacific open, safe and secure,” he said.
He said India’s security and strategic interests are directly linked to the Indian Ocean, which is the key to the global economy. Singh underlined the importance of rule-based freedom of navigation and safety of sea lanes in the current era of globalization to ensure the world’s stability, economic progress and development.
“Challenges such as piracy, terrorism, illicit smuggling of arms and narcotics, human trafficking, illegal fishing and damage to the environment are equally responsible for affecting the maritime sector. Therefore, the role of the Indian Navy in the entire Indo-Pacific becomes very important.”
This was an apparently explicit reference to China, which refused to comply with a 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling that China had no right to build military structures. South China Sea, “Arbitrary interpretations hinder the way of a rule-based maritime order,” Singh said.
“There are some nations – I would say irresponsible nations – (who) for their narrow partisan interests, continue to give new and unfair interpretations of these international laws with hegemonic tendencies,” he said.
India, he reaffirmed, seeks a rules-based Indo-Pacific, with freedom of navigation, free trade and universal values, in which the interests of all participating countries are protected. so it will fall for the Indian Navy “To keep the Indo-Pacific open, safe and secure,” he said.
He said India’s security and strategic interests are directly linked to the Indian Ocean, which is the key to the global economy. Singh underlined the importance of rule-based freedom of navigation and safety of sea lanes in the current era of globalization to ensure the world’s stability, economic progress and development.
“Challenges such as piracy, terrorism, illicit smuggling of arms and narcotics, human trafficking, illegal fishing and damage to the environment are equally responsible for affecting the maritime sector. Therefore, the role of the Indian Navy in the entire Indo-Pacific becomes very important.”
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