Indian and Pakistani naval ships collide in Arabian Sea

A naval vessel from India and one from Pakistan collided in international waters of the Arabian Sea on 16 September 2026. Both nations summoned each other's diplomats on 17 September to lodge strong protests over the incident.

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India, Pakistan summon each other’s diplomats after naval ships collide in Arabian Sea

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New Delhi and Islamabad summoned each other’s top diplomats to lodge strong protests after an Indian and a Pakistani naval vessel collided in international waters. India’s foreign ministry said that it had called in Pakistan’s senior envoy to formally register a strong objection over what it said was “unacceptable and unprofessional conduct” of Pakistani naval units that led to a collision with an