Indians grieve and call for action after US strike kills sailors - Reuters
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- India is grieving and calling for action after a US strike killed Indian sailors, with one sailor's final words to his wife recorded as "I will come home safely" before the strike took his life.
- Indian sailors have been framed as "collateral damage" in Trump's war with Iran, sparking fury in India even as a US-Iran ceasefire appeared to be in place, suggesting the truce offered no protection to third-party nationals.
Why it matters: The killing of Indian nationals by US forces tied to the Iran conflict creates a diplomatic flashpoint between New Delhi and Washington, and exposes that any US-Iran ceasefire leaves third-party sailors exposed to ongoing strikes.
