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India rejects Pakistan's claims over Arabian Sea collision

34 sourcesUpdated 18 Sept 2026, 1:29 pm Coverage regionsIndia · Kolkata · International
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India rejected Pakistan's allegations over a collision involving INS Kolkata and PNS Hunain.

New Delhi summoned Pakistan's Charge d'Affaires and protested the Pakistani vessel's conduct.

Pakistan said the incident followed provocative actions by the Indian vessel in its Exclusive Economic Zone.

Indian officials said PNS Hunain made a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre in violation of maritime agreements.

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Both sides agree that a maritime collision dispute has become a diplomatic issue, with each country summoning the other's representative and filing protests.

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What remains contested is who caused the incident and whether the Pakistani vessel or the Indian warship acted provocatively; those claims remain in dispute.

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The center-oriented coverage says India formally rejected Pakistan's version of the collision and responded by summoning Pakistan's Charge d'Affaires. It also records Pakistan's claim that the Indian vessel acted provocatively in its Exclusive Economic Zone. Indian officials, in turn, said the Pakistani ship made a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre and violated a bilateral agreement.

Distinctive emphasis — reported claim, not independently verified.Sources: Livemint
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The right-oriented coverage frames the episode as a diplomatic dispute after India rejected Pakistan's version of the naval collision. It notes that both countries summoned each other's diplomatic representatives to lodge protests. It also repeats India's claim that the Pakistani vessel made a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre, while Pakistan blamed provocative Indian manoeuvres during its exercise.

Distinctive emphasis — reported claim, not independently verified.Sources: Times Now
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Livemint Centre source Reported

India rejects Pakistan's allegations over collision in Arabian Sea: ‘PNS Hunain conducted in unacceptable…

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India has strongly dismissed allegations from Pakistan concerning a naval collision in the Arabian Sea between the Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata and the Pakistani vessel PNS Hunain. New Delhi summoned the Pakistani Charge d'Affaires to lodge a formal protest over the unacceptable conduct of the Pakistani ship during a routine surveillance mission. Meanwhile, Pakistan alleged that the incident stemmed from provocative actions by the Indian vessel within Pakistan's Exclusive Economic Zone, a claim that Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed as prevarication.

IndiaNews report2 min readFree to read
The Economic Times Centre source Reported

India rejects Pakistan's allegations regarding collision of Indian, Pak ships

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India has formally rejected Islamabad's allegations regarding a maritime collision between the Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata and the Pakistani vessel PNS Hunain in the Arabian Sea. New Delhi summoned Pakistan's Charge d'Affaires to protest the Pakistani vessel's conduct, while Pakistan claimed the incident followed provocative actions by India within its Exclusive Economic Zone. Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal asserted that the Pakistani ship conducted a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre in violation of the 1991 bilateral agreement.

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Times Now Right source Reported

INS Kolkata-PNS Hunain Collision: India Hits Back At Pakistan’s ‘Provocative’ Claim

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India has rejected Pakistan's version of a naval collision in the north Arabian Sea involving the Indian warship INS Kolkata and Pakistan Navy vessel PNS Hunain. The incident has escalated into a diplomatic dispute, with both nations summoning each other's diplomatic representatives to lodge official protests. While Pakistan claimed the collision resulted from provocative Indian manoeuvres during its SEASPARK-26 exercise, Indian officials maintained that the Pakistani vessel executed a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre in violation of maritime agreements.

KolkataNews report2 min readFree to read