Up

INDIA

SUBMISSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEPOSIT OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS)

  M.Z.N.76.2010.LOS of 17 February 2010: Deposit of a list of geographical coordinates of points defining the baselines of India, as contained in the Notifications of the Government of India dated 11 May 2009 and 20 November 2009

 

Communications received by the Secretary-General in connection with the deposit of charts and/or lists of geographical coordinates of points
  Communication from the Government of Pakistan dated 6 December 2011
  Communication from the Government of Bangladesh dated 13 September 2021

CONTINENTAL SHELF BEYOND 200 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE BASELINES FROM WHICH THE BREADTH OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA IS MEASURED
Submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf made on 11 May 2009

OTHER INFORMATION

Legislation
The Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other Maritime Zones Act, 1976, Act No. 80 of 28 May 1976
Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
 and other material

with Indonesia
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf boundary between the two countries (with annexed chart), 8 August 1974 (entry into force: 17 December 1974; registration #: 19474; registration date: 22 December 1980; link to UNTS)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on the extension of the 1974 continental shelf boundary between the two countries in the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean, 14 January 1977 (entry into force: 22 December 1980; registration #: 19475; registration date: 22 December 1980; link to UNTS)

with Maldives
Agreement between India and Maldives on Maritime Boundary in The Arabian Sea and Related Matters

with Myanmar
Agreement between the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma and the Republic of India on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary in the Andaman Sea, in the Coco Channel and in the Bay of Bengal (with maps), 23 December 1986 (entry into force: 14 September 1987; registration #: 25390; registration date: 21 October 1987; link to UNTS)

with Sri Lanka
Agreement between Sri Lanka and India on the boundary in historic waters between the two countries and related matters (with map), 26 and 28 June 1974 (entry into force: 10 July 1974; registration #: 15802; registration date: 19 July 1977; link to UNTS)
Agreement between Sri Lanka and India on the maritime boundary between the two countries in the Gulf of Mannar and the Bay of Bengal and related matters (with map), 23 March 1976 (entry into force: 10 May 1976; registration #: 15804; registration date: 19 July 1977; link to UNTS)
Supplementary Agreement between Sri Lanka and India on the extension of the maritime boundary between the two countries in the Gulf of Mannar from position 13 m to the trijunction point between Sri Lanka, India and Maldives (point T), 22 November 1976 (entry into force: 5 February 1977; registration #:  15804; registration date: 19 July 1977; link to UNTS)

with Thailand
Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Government of the Republic of India on the delimitation of sea-bed boundary between the two countries in the Andaman Sea ( with chart and exchange of notes), 22 June 1978 (entry into force: 15 December 1978; registration #: 17433; registration date: 8 January 1979; link to UNTS)

with Indonesia and Thailand
Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand, the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia concerning the determination of the trijunction point and the delimitation of the related boundaries of the three countries in the Andaman Sea, 22 June 1978 (entry into force: 2 March 1979; registration #: 19476; registration date; 22 December 1980; link to UNTS)

with Maldives and Sri Lanka
Agreement between Sri Lanka, India and Maldives concerning the determination of the trijunction point between the three countries in the Gulf of Mannar, 23, 24 and 31 July 1976 (entry into force: 31 July 1976; registration #: 15805; registration date: 19 July 1977; link to UNTS)

with Myanmar and Thailand
Agreement between the Government of the Union of Myanmar, the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on the determination of the trijunction point between the three countries in the Andaman Sea, 27 October 1993 (entry into force: 24 May 1995; registration #: 32099; registration date: 18 August 1995; link to UNTS)

Other communications
Communication from the Government of India dated 3 August 2017
 
Additional information: ►The repertory of the Law of the Sea Bulletins |►Declarations and statements |►FAO Fishlex |►ITLOS |►ICJ |►PCA - Cases |

>>>Comments and suggestions? Mail to : DOALOS | >>> Oceans and Law of the Sea | >>> Search Oceans and Law of the Sea web site | >>>United Nations web site

Version 7, or higher, of Adobe Acrobat Reader is recommended to access all of the PDF files on this website.
The Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations makes every effort to provide the most up-to-date information available to it at this website.

However, it should be understood that information contained therein may not necessarily reflect all information made available to the Division, although it is revised and updated continuously. This material is for information purposes only, and the United Nations assumes no liability whatsoever with regard to the accuracy of the data. Regarding the content of any part of this collection, States and other users are invited to bring to the attention of the Division any omissions or new developments (DOALOS Email; fax:  (212) 963-5847).

The designations employed and the presentation of the material on this site do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Publication on this site of information concerning developments relating to the law of the sea emanating from actions and decisions taken by States does not imply recognition by the United Nations of the validity of the actions and decisions in question.

Registration under Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations of an instrument, such as a maritime boundary delimitation agreement, submitted by a Member State does not imply a judgement by the Secretariat on the nature of the instrument, the status of a party, or any similar question. It is the understanding of the Secretariat that its action does not confer on the instrument the status of a treaty or an international agreement if it does not already have that status and does not confer on a party a status which it would not otherwise have.