{"id":38657,"date":"2026-09-16T13:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T07:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/mea-summons-pakistan-diplomat-after-navy-ship-collision\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T13:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T07:52:06","slug":"mea-summons-pakistan-diplomat-after-navy-ship-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/mea-summons-pakistan-diplomat-after-navy-ship-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"MEA Summons Pakistan Diplomat After Navy Ship Collision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/16\/cover_1789543825555.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/16\/cover_1789543825555.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/16\/cover_1789543825555.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">ndian and Pakistani naval vessels collided in international waters in the northern Arabian Sea, following what India described as unsafe and unprofessional conduct by a Pakistani naval unit. India has summoned Pakistan\u2019s top diplomat in New Delhi and lodged a strong protest over the incident.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">According to India, the Pakistani vessel approached an Indian Navy warship during a routine surveillance mission and made an unsafe change of course, leading to the collision. No major damage has been reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>India calls Pakistani vessel&#8217;s conduct unacceptable<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The Ministry of External Affairs described the conduct of the Pakistani naval units as \u201cunacceptable and unprofessional\u201d and asked Pakistan to take the matter up with the relevant authorities.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">India has also stressed the need for naval vessels to operate with caution and follow the maritime arrangements agreed between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Details of vessels and location not disclosed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The names of the Indian and Pakistani vessels and the exact location of the collision have not been made public. No major damage has been reported from the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The collision comes amid heightened military and diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan. Reuters reported on September 16 that India had formally summoned Pakistan\u2019s charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires over the incident.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ndian and Pakistani naval vessels collided in international waters in the northern Arabian Sea, following what India described as unsafe and unprofessional conduct by a Pakistani naval unit. India has summoned Pakistan\u2019s top diplomat in New Delhi and lodged a strong protest over the incident. 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