Sir Creek dispute

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The Sir Creek dispute is a long-standing territorial and maritime boundary disagreement between India and Pakistan over a tidal estuary in the Rann of Kutch region.

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Sir Creek dispute canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf India–Pakistan border dispute ⓘ
maritime boundary dispute ⓘ
territorial dispute ⓘ
affects fishing rights ⓘ
offshore hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ
security of coastal areas ⓘ
concerns continental shelf rights ⓘ
exclusive economic zone ⓘ
maritime boundary delimitation ⓘ
territorial waters ⓘ
hasClaimBy India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
hasDisputedAreaType creek ⓘ
marshland ⓘ
tidal estuary ⓘ
hasKeyDocument 1914 Government of Bombay Resolution ⓘ
1938 map of the region ⓘ
subsequent British-era survey maps ⓘ
hasLegalDimension United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
international law of the sea ⓘ
hasNegotiationFormat bilateral talks ⓘ
hasNegotiationParticipants Indian government ⓘ
linked to: Government of India

Pakistani government ⓘ
hasSecurityIncidents arrests of fishermen ⓘ
detention of fishing boats ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance access to potentially resource-rich seabed ⓘ
control over maritime approaches to Kutch ⓘ
IndiaClaimBasis mid-channel principle ⓘ
involvesCountry India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
isBorderSegmentOf India–Pakistan international boundary ⓘ
isNear Gujarat coast ⓘ
Sindh coast ⓘ
isSubjectOf India–Pakistan joint survey efforts ⓘ
locatedIn Arabian Sea ⓘ
Rann of Kutch ⓘ
Sir Creek ⓘ
originatesFrom colonial-era boundary demarcation ⓘ
differing interpretations of 1914 resolution ⓘ
differing interpretations of Bombay Government Resolution of 1914 ⓘ
PakistanClaimBasis eastern bank of Sir Creek ⓘ
partOf India–Pakistan border issues ⓘ
Kutch region disputes ⓘ
precededBy British colonial administration of Sindh and Kutch ⓘ
relatedTo Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ
Rann of Kutch arbitration ⓘ
status unresolved ⓘ
timePeriod post-1947 India–Pakistan relations ⓘ

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India–Pakistan relations → hasComponent → Sir Creek dispute ⓘ