Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced increased vigilance following the suspected drone attack on a merchant vessel off the Porbandar coast. Singh emphasized that those responsible for the attacks on MV Chem Pluto in the Arabian Sea and MV Saibaba in the Red Sea would be found and punished. The Indian Navy has heightened surveillance in the high seas to prevent such incidents and protect commercial shipping.
Earlier this week, the US claimed that the suspected drone attack that hit Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned and Netherlands-operated Chem Pluto tanker 200 nautical miles off the Indian coast was fired from Iran.
Geopolitical tensions in the Red Sea, which account for roughly 12% of world trade, in the wake of the Israel-Hamas hostilities, are drawing India into the minefield of political diplomacy as the