Lok Sabha takes up bill to combat piracy, promote security of India's maritime trade

New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday took up for consideration a bill that seeks to provide an effective legal instrument to combat piracy not only in territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) but also on the high seas.

Moving the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019, for consideration of the House, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that most of the recommendations of the sta