Jaishankar condemns attacks on commercial shipping in Gulf and Red Sea
India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has described attacks on commercial shipping in the Gulf and Red Sea as indefensible. India and Liberia have announced a ‘group of friends’, while the supplied account also notes Jaishankar’s strong response to a Pakistani journalist at the United Nations.
India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has condemned attacks on commercial shipping in the Gulf and the Red Sea as “simply indefensible”, according to The Hindu. The remarks came as India and Liberia announced a “group of friends”.
The supplied material does not explain the group’s membership, purpose or the arrangements behind its creation. The account also says Jaishankar gave a strong response to a Pakistani journalist at the United Nations. It includes the phrase “A terrorist country is asking me that question”, but does not provide the full exchange or explain the question that prompted the response.
No specific attacks, vessels, dates or perpetrators are identified in the available material. It also does not state what measures India or Liberia intend to pursue through the new group. The reported comments place maritime security in the Gulf and Red Sea at the centre of the announcement, but the supplied information does not provide further details of the diplomatic discussions.
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