New Delhi: In view of the escalating tensions in the Red Sea, India has decided to intensify its diplomatic efforts in order to establish a safer area for supply chains.
This was stated by Christopher Cutajar, Permanent Secretary of Malta’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs and European Affairs and Trade.He stated that India has already done a lot in the regard of preventing piracy attacks in the Gulf of Aden and the neighboring area, and that more needs to be done in order to intensify the collaborations.
“First of all, we have to read the region better. These are proxy wars which are happening here and there in order to send messages. I know that India already does a lot when it comes to piracy, related to the Gulf of Aden and nearby. Europe is also trying to do its utmost in order to protect the supply chains in the region,” he said. “So, I think there is already good collaboration, what we can do is to intensify this collaboration but also intensify diplomatic talks in order to have that area safe for supply chains to be able to move from west to east and also vice versa,” he added.
The Indian Navy warship INS Sumitra was successful in thwarting a piracy attempt on an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel named Al Naeemi.A total of 19 Pakistani nationals were onboard the vessel at the time of the attack. The warship was able to rescue the 19 Pakistani nationals and also sanitise the vessel.