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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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