India on Wednesday summoned Jason Meeks, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States, to formally protest the attack on the commercial vessel Settebello off the coast of Oman, an incident that left three Indian crew members missing.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Nagaraj Naidu, Additional Secretary (Americas), summoned the US diplomat as India condemned the attack and expressed concern over the continued targeting of commercial shipping in the region.