India has condemned attacks on commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, calling such incidents deplorable and urging the immediate restoration of safe and uninterrupted navigation through the strategic waterway.
Speaking at a United Nations Security Council debate on the Middle East, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Yojna Patel, said the Strait of Hormuz is of major importance to India’s energy and economic security, and commercial shipping must not become a target of military attacks.
She said Indian seafarers had lost their lives during the conflict and that targeting merchant ships and putting civilian crew members at risk was unacceptable.
Patel said international law protecting commercial shipping must be fully respected and freedom of navigation through the strait must not be obstructed.
She added that India had co-sponsored UN Security Council Resolution 2817, adopted on March 11, and called for an early return of safe and unimpeded movement of global trade through
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