Phase IFoundation
Background
Overview
Essential for global trade, maritime security, and maintaining international order, directly influencing geopolitical dynamics and the foreign policy stances of maritime powers, including India's strategic interests.
Freedom of Navigation is a fundamental principle of customary international law, largely codified in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), asserting the right of vessels from all states to navigate unimpeded through international waters and certain territorial seas.