The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones carried out a freedom of navigation operation near India’s Lakshadweep Islands on April 7, according to an official statement.The US 7th Fleet said Wednesday that the USS John Paul Jones “asserted navigational rights and freedoms approximately 130 nautical miles west of the Lakshadweep Islands inside India’s exclusive economic zone without requesting India’s prior consent, consistent with international law.”“India requires prior consent for military exercises or maneuvers in its exclusive economic zone or continental shelf, a claim...…The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones carried out a freedom of navigation operation near India’s Lakshadweep Islands on April 7, according to an official statement.The US 7th Fleet said Wednesday that the USS John Paul Jones “asserted navigational rights and freedoms approximately 130 nautical miles west of the Lakshadweep Islands inside India’s exclusive economic zone without requesting India’s prior consent, consistent with international law.”“India requires prior consent for military exercises or maneuvers in its exclusive economic zone or continental shelf, a claim...WW…
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