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Ashwinbaindur's List: Security Implications
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Apr 26, 12
ying at the crossroads of the ancient sea trade routes and spread out over 90,000 square kilometers, the Maldives has always been an easy target for maritime raiders, including Mopla pirates from the Malabar Coast (present-day India), as well as Somali pirates and Portuguese plunderers. A 1609 assault on Malé resulted in the death of the sultan, while a 1752 attack by the Ali Raja of Malabar succeeded in burning the palace and occupying the main island for several months. A more recent siege occurred in 1988 when Sri Lankan Tamil pirates invaded the islands, then were removed with help from the Indian government.
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The government on Tuesday introduced the Piracy Bill 2012 in Parliament which will help prosecute the pirates arrested by Indian Navy or Coast Guard irrespective of their nationalities.
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The Bill defines the expression ‘piracy’ in accordance with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. It also provide for punishment for an act of piracy, attempt to commit piracy and accomplice to piracy. The scope of the Bill is proposed to be extended to India’s Exclusive Economic Zone – the sea-limits in which the country has special rights under the UNCLOS.
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