The Presidential Assertion on maritime safety, adopted unanimously beneath India’s Presidency after the UN Safety Council open debate chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi , has reaffirmed in categorical phrases that the 1982 UN Conference of the Legislation of the Sea (UNCLOS) units out the authorized framework for maritime actions, sending a powerful message to China. “The high-level assembly within the UN Safety Council on maritime safety was a historic one in some ways,” India’s Everlasting Consultant to the UN, Ambassador T S Tirumurti, stated in a video message. “Additional on this Safety Council assembly, for the primary time a…