🔆 India Unlikely to Ratify ‘High Seas Treaty’ (BBNJ) 📍 Key Update ✅ India signed the BBNJ (High Seas Treaty) in 2024, but ratification is pending. ✅ Delay due to legal amendments (e.g. Biological Diversity Act). 📍 Global Status ✅ 49 countries have ratified it (as of June 10); 60 required for legal enforcement. 📍 Contentious Issues ✅ Treaty covers resources beyond EEZ, not under any country’s jurisdiction. ✅ India seeks clarity on equitable economic benefit sharing before ratifying.