India Deploys Unprecedented Naval Might Near Red Sea

This photograph provided by the Indian Navy shows armed naval commandos standing behind 10 captured Somali pirates with their hands tied behind after they thwarted a piracy attempt on the Iranian-flagged fishing vessel Al Naeemi off the east coast of Somalia, Jan.29, 2024.

India has deployed at least a dozen warships east of the Red Sea to provide security against pirates and has investigated more than 250 vessels as Western powers focus on attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis, Indian officials said.