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Jaishankar Warns Vessel Attacks Will Penalize Non-Participating States

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

India Launches Shipping Initiative

India and Liberia launched the Group of Friends on Shipping and Seafarer Safety.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar warned attacks on vessels will penalise countries not involved.
He cited MV Cape Dao, an Indian sailor killed in the Gulf of Oman.
He reported the tanker El Gaia was struck in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving an Indian crew missing.
He urged cooperation, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support network proposal at the BRICS summit.

Summary

India Flags 4F Crisis

India’s minister warned the Global South faces a “4F crisis” of food, fuel, fertilizer, finance.
He linked Super El Nino, fertilizer scarcity and blocked grain shipments to rising humanitarian risk.
He asserted nations’ de-risking and diversification strategies are undermining global trust and goodwill.
He described weaponisation of finance, market access, supply chains and technology as chokepoints.
He pledged India will support food and energy security and aid Palestinians.

History

Historical Context

During the October 1973 OAPEC oil embargo, led by Saudi Arabia, world crude prices jumped from $3 to about $12 per barrel—a roughly 300 % rise that stalled maritime trade and sparked an energy shock. The episode showed how coordinated oil-price actions can cripple supply routes, a lesson echoed today by India’s foreign minister S. Jaishankar as attacks on ships like MV Cape Dao threaten vulnerable trade corridors.

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India Launches Shipping Initiative

India and Liberia launched the Group of Friends on Shipping and Seafarer Safety.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar warned attacks on vessels will penalise countries not involved.
He cited MV Cape Dao, an Indian sailor killed in the Gulf of Oman.
He reported the tanker El Gaia was struck in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving an Indian crew missing.
He urged cooperation, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support network proposal at the BRICS summit.

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