India's territorial limit extends towards the sea up to how many nautical miles/km from the coast?
Detailed Explanation:
India's territorial waters extend up to 12 nautical miles (approximately 21.9 km) from the baseline of the coast, as defined under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982 and India's Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other Maritime Zones Act, 1976.
Within these territorial waters, India exercises complete sovereignty over the sea, seabed, subsoil, and airspace above, similar to its land territory, subject only to the right of innocent passage for foreign vessels.
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