India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements

E446350

bilateral treaty framework fisheries agreement maritime boundary agreement

The India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements are bilateral treaties that define and regulate the maritime boundaries, fishing rights, and related jurisdictional issues between India and Sri Lanka in the surrounding seas.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements canonical	2
1976 Agreement on the Maritime Boundary in the Bay of Bengal	1
1976 Agreement on the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Mannar	1
1976 Agreement on the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Mannar and the Bay of Bengal	1
India–Sri Lanka fisheries dispute	1
Indo–Sri Lankan Maritime Boundary Agreements	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4496829 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements
Context triple: [Palk Strait, governedBy, India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements]

A. Sino-Pakistan Agreement
The Sino-Pakistan Agreement is a 1963 border treaty between China and Pakistan that delimited their frontier in the Karakoram region and laid the foundation for their strategic partnership.
B. Kandyan Convention
The Kandyan Convention was an 1815 treaty by which the British Empire annexed the Kingdom of Kandy, ending Sri Lanka’s last independent monarchy and establishing full colonial rule over the island.
C. Simla Agreement
The Simla Agreement is a 1972 peace treaty between India and Pakistan that established a framework for resolving disputes, including over Kashmir, through bilateral negotiations and led to the conversion of the ceasefire line into the Line of Control.
D. Sri Lanka–United States relations
Sri Lanka–United States relations encompass the diplomatic, economic, and security ties between Sri Lanka and the United States, including cooperation on trade, development assistance, and regional stability in the Indian Ocean region.
E. Canberra Pact
The Canberra Pact was a 1944 agreement between Australia and New Zealand establishing closer political and defense cooperation in the Pacific region during and after World War II.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements
Target entity description: The India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements are bilateral treaties that define and regulate the maritime boundaries, fishing rights, and related jurisdictional issues between India and Sri Lanka in the surrounding seas.

A. Sino-Pakistan Agreement
The Sino-Pakistan Agreement is a 1963 border treaty between China and Pakistan that delimited their frontier in the Karakoram region and laid the foundation for their strategic partnership.
B. Kandyan Convention
The Kandyan Convention was an 1815 treaty by which the British Empire annexed the Kingdom of Kandy, ending Sri Lanka’s last independent monarchy and establishing full colonial rule over the island.
C. Simla Agreement
The Simla Agreement is a 1972 peace treaty between India and Pakistan that established a framework for resolving disputes, including over Kashmir, through bilateral negotiations and led to the conversion of the ceasefire line into the Line of Control.
D. Sri Lanka–United States relations
Sri Lanka–United States relations encompass the diplomatic, economic, and security ties between Sri Lanka and the United States, including cooperation on trade, development assistance, and regional stability in the Indian Ocean region.
E. Canberra Pact
The Canberra Pact was a 1944 agreement between Australia and New Zealand establishing closer political and defense cooperation in the Pacific region during and after World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty framework ⓘ fisheries agreement ⓘ maritime boundary agreement ⓘ
addresses	arrest and detention of fishermen ⓘ incursions across the maritime boundary ⓘ use of marine living resources in boundary areas ⓘ
appliesTo	Indian fishermen ⓘ Sri Lankan fishermen ⓘ
basedOn	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
concerns	continental shelf delimitation ⓘ exclusive economic zone limits ⓘ territorial sea limits ⓘ
countryInvolved	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Sri Lanka Republic of India ⓘ linked to: India
definesBoundaryIn	Bay of Bengal ⓘ Gulf of Mannar ⓘ Indian Ocean areas adjacent to India and Sri Lanka ⓘ Palk Bay ⓘ Palk Strait ⓘ
establishes	maritime boundary lines between India and Sri Lanka ⓘ
includes	1974 Agreement on the Boundary in Historic Waters between the Two Countries and Related Matters ⓘ 1976 Agreement on the Maritime Boundary in the Bay of Bengal ⓘ linked to: India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements 1976 Agreement on the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Mannar ⓘ linked to: India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements 1976 Agreement on the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Mannar and the Bay of Bengal ⓘ linked to: India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements subsequent understandings on fisheries cooperation ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	binding under international law ⓘ
partOf	India’s maritime boundary treaties ⓘ Sri Lanka’s maritime boundary treaties ⓘ
purpose	to clarify sovereign rights over marine resources ⓘ to prevent disputes over maritime jurisdiction ⓘ to regulate access of fishermen to shared waters ⓘ
region	South Asia ⓘ
regulates	fishing rights between India and Sri Lanka ⓘ jurisdiction over contiguous zones ⓘ jurisdiction over continental shelf areas ⓘ law enforcement at sea between India and Sri Lanka ⓘ maritime boundaries between India and Sri Lanka ⓘ
relatedTo	India–Sri Lanka relations ⓘ linked to: India–Ceylon relations fisheries disputes in the Palk Bay ⓘ
seaArea	Laccadive Sea ⓘ Northern Indian Ocean ⓘ linked to: tropical Indian Ocean
signedBy	Government of India ⓘ Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ

How these facts were elicited