Explanation

Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and India's Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other Maritime Zones Act (1976), India's territorial sea extends up to 12 nautical miles from the baseline. The contiguous zone extends to 24 nautical miles and the EEZ to 200 nautical miles; 10, 14 and 15 nautical miles are not the territorial limit.