India summons Ukraine envoy after ship attack with four Indian crew in Black Sea
India has summoned the Ukraine ambassador after a merchant vessel carrying four Indian crew members was attacked over the weekend in the Black Sea conflict zone. The incident has added to growing concern in New Delhi about the safety of Indian seafarers working on commercial ships in waters affected by the war. According to the Indian Embassy in Kyiv, two of the four sailors have been located and are safe, while the search continues for the other two.The diplomatic move came on Monday, two days after the MV AGN Ragnar was struck while docked at Odesa. The attack is the... [Continue Reading]
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India presses Russia over seafarer deaths after missile strike on merchant vessel
India has pressed Russia over the deaths of four Indian seafarers after a missile strike on a merchant vessel off the coast of Ukraine. The diplomatic response came after New Delhi summoned the Russian charge d'affaires and later raised the issue directly with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Manila. India said the attack on commercial shipping and the loss of civilian lives were unacceptable.Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said he met Lavrov on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting in the Philippines. He said he reiterated India's strong concern about the safety of... [Continue Reading]

