US Attack on Oil Tanker Off Oman Coast Sparks Anger and Questions in India

There is a lot of anger in India after the death of 3 Indian sailors in a US attack near the coast of Oman adjacent to the Strait of Hormuz. India has summoned the American diplomat twice in 24 hours to express its displeasure over the US action and has informed the US of India's sharp reaction. Meanwhile, geopolitical expert Brahma Chellaney has raised a sharp question. He has said that if the sailors who died were Chinese, would Beijing's reaction have been similar? Brahma Chellaney has written on X that China would have definitely seen these attacks as a direct and lethal provocation from the US and would have turned this incident into a major international crisis. Let us tell you that on June, the US Navy attacked an oil tanker named MT Settebello near the coast of Oman. There were 24 Indian crew members on this ship. 21 of them were rescued, but three Indian sailors were missing. Later the Indian government has confirmed the death of these three sailors.