India and Pakistan summon diplomats after naval vessel collision in international waters

This is the first overt military tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours since they engaged in a four-day conflict last year

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 Indian warship.

Pakistan’s foreign ministry also said it had officially called upon the charge d'affaires of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad to convey disapproval over what it called “highly provocative and unacceptable action” by an Indian navy vessel.