India believes in navigation’s freedom, free trade, Indo-Pacific route with universal values: Rajnath Singh

Nov 21, 2021

Mumbai, Nov 21 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the commissioning of INS Visakhapatnam at Mumbai dockyard on November 21. While addressing the audience he said, “Some irresponsible nations violate ethics of UNCLOS, 1982 for narrow partisan interests. India, a responsible maritime stakeholder, believes in navigation's freedom, free trade and an Indo-Pacific route with universal values.”