India committed to safeguarding maritime interests and strengthening security in IOR

For India to safeguard its maritime interests and strengthen security in the Indian Ocean region, the rule-based order is critical. Analyze. (250 Words)

Approach:

• Introduce by giving a definition of rule based order in seas - UnNCLOS
• Enumerate why UNCLOS is critical for India
• Enumerate the recent challenges to following rule based order
• Way forward and Conclusion