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What is the seashore length of India? What is the Indian sea area depthwise India can exercise its authority?

What is the seashore length of India? What is the Indian sea area depth wise India can exercise its authority? The sea from Indian shore is divided as follows 0M<Shallow<100M, 100M<Deep<400M, 400M<Ultra deep<1700M Deepest > 1700M How much area does Indian government own in its all three sides in the above category? India can exercise its right in each of the above depth wise categories? At what distance from indian shore does the international maritime border start? R Meenakshi sundaram

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1. India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometers or 4,700 miles. According to the United Nations Convention on Law of the Seas (UNCLOS), of which India is a signatory, a coastal country can claim exclusive rights for exploiting mineral and non-living resources in the continental shelf provided it does not extend beyond 350 nautical miles or 648 kilometers from the baseline. Check out the links below.
2. The UN Seaside Convention doesn't mean India has the right to assert authority over all of the mentioned shore line. It shares a large part of the shoreline with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives and the U.S.