New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): India summoned Pakistan’s Chargé d’Affaires in New Delhi on Wednesday to register a strong diplomatic protest following a mid-sea collision between a Pakistan Navy ship and an Indian Navy warship in international waters. The Ministry of External Affairs termed the episode a direct result of unacceptable and unprofessional conduct by Pakistani naval units. Defense sources confirmed that the collision took place on the evening of September 15 in the North Arabian Sea, where a Pakistani vessel closed in at high speed and manoeuvred unsafely near an Indian frontline warship carrying out a routine surveillance mission.
While authorities confirmed that the Indian vessel suffered no major structural damage, New Delhi underscored that the Pakistani ship’s aggressive manoeuvres violated established bilateral frameworks. The external affairs ministry explicitly noted that the operational conduct breached Article 10 of the April 1991 bilateral Agreement on Advance Notice on Military Exercises, Manoeuvres, and Troop Movements. The pact was instituted to avoid inadvertent military escalation and ensure safe navigation during maritime operations.
The Pakistani diplomat was formally instructed to convey New Delhi’s grave concerns to Islamabad, with Indian officials demanding that Pakistani military forces exercise caution and adhere strictly to bilateral agreements to prevent dangerous mid-sea standoffs. Reinforcing the diplomatic demarche, the Ministry of External Affairs instructed India’s Chargé d’Affaires in Islamabad to submit a parallel formal protest to Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
