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France 24
France 24
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Leela JACINTO

SOS messages from Mideast seas plunge India-US ties into choppy waters

Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi talks to US President Donald Trump before the plenary session at the G7 summit, June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France
Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi talks to US President Donald Trump before the plenary session at the G7 summit, June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. © Julia Demaree Nikhinson, AFP

The US military killed three Indian soldiers last week when it fired on a vessel while enforcing a US naval blockade, the latest in a series of setbacks for US-India ties. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit this week, the two leaders will seek to reset bilateral relations. But for Modi, it might be too little, too late.

The panic was audible in the sailor’s SOS message shortly after a US missile hit a tanker off the coast of Oman.

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