On 16th September 2026, the Central government summoned the Charge d’Affaires of the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to register a strong protest over the conduct of Pakistani naval units at sea that led to a collision with an Indian Navy ship.
“The Charge d’Affaires of the High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in New Delhi was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs today and a strong protest was lodged with him over the unacceptable and unprofessional conduct of Pakistani naval units at sea that led to a collision with a unit of the Indian Navy,” the MEA said.
The MEA stated that even though the incident, which unfolded in international waters, did not cause any major damage, the unprofessional conduct of the Pakistani naval ship that resulted in a collision with an Indian Navy vessel violated Article 10 of the Agreement between India and Pakistan on Advance Notice on Military Exercises, Manoeuvres and Troops Movements of April 1991.
“While the incident, which took place in international waters, did not cause any major damage, the conduct of the Pakistani naval ship was in direct contravention of Article 10 of the Agreement between India and Pakistan on Advance Notice on Military Exercises, Manoeuvres and Troops Movements of April 1991,” the MEA said.
The Indian government stated that the Pakistani Charge d’Affaires was “advised to convey to the concerned Pakistani authorities the need for all military units to observe due care and respect the provisions of the relevant agreements between the two sides in order to prevent any repeat of such incidents.”
In addition, the Charge d’Affaires of India in Islamabad has also been instructed to “lodge a similar protest with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.”
The reported collision occurred on the evening of 15th September 2026, when a Pakistani naval vessel came dangerously close to a frontline Indian naval warship on a routine surveillance mission in the North Arabian Sea.
Reports say that a Pakistan Navy Hunain-class corvette collided with an Indian Navy frontline warship 220 km east of the Oman coast in the North Arabian Sea.
