'Unacceptable': India Summons US Charge d'Affaires, Lodges Strong Protest over Attacks on Vessels with Indian Mariners
The ministry said 20 Indian crew members were on the latest vessel attacked and 3 sailors have died in earlier strikes.
- On Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs summoned US Chargé d'Affaires Jason Meeks to protest US military strikes on commercial vessels off the coast of Oman, marking New Delhi's second diplomatic objection in three days.
- US military strikes targeting vessels allegedly violating a blockade against Iran resulted in three Indian seafarer deaths aboard the Settebello; two other ships, Marivex and Jalveer, were also disabled during the operations.
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated the three struck ships were foreign-flagged and not Indian-owned, with two sanctioned by the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control. Over 18,000 Indian seafarers currently operate in the Gulf region.
- India demanded an immediate end to lethal force, with Jaiswal confirming they "registered a strong protest" and called for dialogue. Officials urged the US to "take all necessary measures to prevent the loss of civilian life."
- These rare diplomatic objections emerge as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to meet Trump at the Group of Seven summit in France, testing a strategic partnership deepened over two decades.
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Indian government summons top US diplomat following US attacks on Indian mariners The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on X that it has summoned American Chargé d'Affaires Jason Meeks following "continuing attacks by US naval forces on commercial vessels carrying Indian mariners in the Gulf of Oman," which resulted in the killing of three Indian sailors. The Ministry expressed "deep concern over the use of lethal and deadly f…
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