Section 4. India signed the Antarctic Treaty on the 19th day of August, 1983 and received consultative status o

4. India signed the Antarctic Treaty on the 19th day of August, 1983 and received consultative status on the 12th day of September, 1983. India is one of the 29 Consultative Parties to the Antarctic Treaty. India ratified the CCAMLR on the 17th day of June, 1985 and signed the Madrid Protocol on 14th day of January, 1998.