Key facts
- India summoned US Charge d'Affaires Jason Meeks to protest US military strikes on commercial vessels.
- Three Indian sailors have been killed in US strikes off the coast of Oman.
- A Palau-flagged oil tanker with 24 Indian seafarers was disabled by US forces on June 8.
- On June 10, a Palau-flagged tanker was struck, killing three of its 24 Indian sailors.
- On Thursday, a Guinea-Bissau-flagged tanker with 20 Indians was attacked.
India has summoned the US Charge d'Affaires, Jason Meeks, for the second time in a week to lodge a strong protest against ongoing US military strikes on commercial vessels off the coast of Oman. The protests follow attacks that have resulted in the deaths of at least three Indian sailors.