MARKET STRUCTURE · INDIA
India grants docking permission to three Iranian ships
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India approved on March 1 a Feb 28 request for three Iranian ships to dock; IRIS LAVAN docked in Kochi on March 4 and its crew are in Indian naval facilities.
Why it matters
Iran submitted a diplomatic request on February 28 for three ships to dock at Indian ports. Indian authorities granted approval on March 1. IRIS LAVAN docked in Kochi on March 4 and its crew are currently accommodated in Indian naval facilities. A senior minister stated this is the first time Iran requested docking for three ships; an Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, was sunk by a US submarine off Sri Lanka on March 4 with at least 87 sailors killed.
Implications
- • Visiting naval crews are accommodated in Indian naval facilities following approved docking requests.
- • Indian authorities processed the diplomatic docking request within one day (Feb 28 request; Mar 1 approval).
Who is affected
- • Indian Navy
- • Indian port authorities
- • Iranian Navy
- • Visiting naval crew
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