The Presidential Statement on maritime security, adopted unanimously under India’s Presidency after the UN Security Council open debate chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has reaffirmed in categorical terms that the 1982 UN Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) sets out the legal framework for maritime activities, sending a strong message to China. “The high-level meeting in the UN Security Council on maritime security was a historic one in many ways,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador T S Tirumurti, said in a video message. “Further in this Security Council meeting, for the first time a Presidential…