41 Indian sailors stuck on 2 ships off Chinese coast
41 Indian sailors stuck on 2 ships off Chinese coast
ByAnjana VaswaniAnjana Vaswani / Updated: Dec 13, 2020, 11:38 IST
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Over a year at sea now and no signs of the ordeal ending
China has denied MV Anastasia and MV Jag Anand permission to offload their cargo because of a nasty trade dispute with Australia
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