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According to whom, India and Pakistan would have to demarcate the continental shelf by the year 2004 but the problem is still unsolved?
Correct answer: B. UN convention on the Law of Seas
- A. US convention on the Law of Seas
- B. UN convention on the Law of Seas
- C. India-Pakistan convention of the Law of Seas
- D. none of these
Explanation
The reference is to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS, which governs maritime zones and continental-shelf delimitation. It is commonly cited in discussions of the unresolved Sir Creek maritime boundary.
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