Agreement on the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Mannar and the Bay of Bengal (New Delhi, 23 March 1976)

Government of India & Government of Sri Lanka · Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

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1976 follow-on agreement extending the boundary into the Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal. Together with the 1974 agreement it is the operative legal frame referenced by every subsequent fisher-rights dispute.

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https://www.mea.gov.in/portal/legaltreatiesdoc/lk76b1690.pdf

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