00:16A tense naval confrontation between India and Pakistan has erupted in the North Arabian Sea
00:23after a Pakistani Navy vessel collided with an Indian Navy warship in international waters.
00:29The incident reportedly took place on the evening of September 15, roughly 220 kilometers east of Oman.
00:37According to Indian sources, the Indian warship was conducting a routine surveillance mission
00:42when Pakistan Navy vessel PNS Hunane approached at high speed.
00:47Indian accounts say repeated warnings were issued over VHF radio,
00:51but the Pakistani vessel continued to shadow the Indian warship.
00:55Then came the critical maneuver.
00:57Indian sources say PNS Hunane suddenly accelerated from the starboard side
01:02and made a high-speed bow cut across the Indian warship, resulting in physical contact between the two vessels.
01:10The Indian Navy warship reportedly suffered no major damage and continued its mission, with no injuries reported.
01:17PNS Hunane, however, was reported by Indian sources to have sustained significant damage and returned to harbor.
01:23India has described the conduct as unacceptable and unprofessional, and has now taken the issue to the diplomatic level.
01:30India's Ministry of External Affairs summoned Pakistan's charge d'affaires in New Delhi on September 16, and lodged a strong
01:37protest.
01:38At the heart of the dispute is the 1991 India-Pakistan agreement governing military activities.
01:44Article 10 states that naval ships and submarines belonging to the two countries should maintain a separation of at least
01:50three nautical miles while operating in international waters,
01:53specifically to reduce the risk of accidents.
01:55That distance is roughly 5.6 kilometers.
01:59Indian authorities say the latest incident was contrary to those safety arrangements.
02:02And this is not the first time a Pakistani naval vessel has been accused of making a dangerous close approach.
02:07In 2011, Pakistan Navy ship PNS Babur collided with the Indian Navy's INS Gatawari during anti-piracy operations in the
02:15Gulf of Aden.
02:16Footage from that old incident has now resurfaced online.
02:19But that video is from 2011, not the latest collision.
02:22The Pakistani vessel involved this time is PNS Hunane, a Yarmut-class offshore patrol vessel commissioned in 2024.
02:29The identity of the Indian warship has not been officially confirmed, despite speculation in some reports.
02:34There is also an important caveat.
02:36Details about the exact maneuver, ship logs, and damage assessments are primarily based on Indian sources and reporting citing officials
02:42familiar with the incident.
02:44Independent verification of those operational details was not immediately available,
02:47and Pakistan had not issued a detailed public account in the initial reports.
02:51What is clear is that the collision has triggered a formal Indian diplomatic protest.
02:55And because the incident involved military vessels from two nuclear-armed rivals operating in international waters,
03:01even a relatively limited collision carries serious significance.
03:03For now, the Indian warship reportedly remains operational.
03:07But the incident has reopened questions about naval safety, military confidence building measures,
03:12and the risk of escalation between India and Pakistan in the Arabian Sea.
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