No talks with US on warship deployment in Hormuz: India on Trump's global appeal
India Today
India on Monday said it has not held bilateral talks with the United States on deploying naval vessels to secure merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The clarification came after US President Donald Trump urged countries to send warships to keep the strategic waterway open amid tensions with Iran.
India has not held bilateral discussions with the United States on deploying naval vessels to ensure the safe passage of merchant shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the External Affairs Ministry said on Monday.
The clarification comes after US President Donald Trump’s call for countries to send warships to keep the strategic waterway open amid tensions in the region.
Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he hoped China, France, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and other countries affected by what he termed the “artificial constraint” caused by Iran’s attempted closing of the Strait of Hormuz would send their warships to the area to keep the waterway “safe and open”. However, there have been no immediate commitments by the countries named by Trump.
Separately, in an interview with the Financial Times, he warned that "if there's no response or if it's a negative response I think it will be very bad for the future of Nato."
Responding to questions at a media briefing on whether the US had approached India to send its warships to the region and New Delhi’s stance on the issue, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India has not engaged in bilateral talks with Washington on the matter.
“We are aware of this particular matter being discussed by several countries. We have not yet discussed it in a bilateral setting,” Jaiswal said. He added that India will continue discussions with several stakeholders regarding the issue.
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