India has instructed government agencies to remain on heightened alert following a series of attacks on vessels carrying Indian seafarers in the Gulf region.

Amid heightened tensions in the Gulf region, the Indian Embassy in Muscat on Thursday said it is "closely monitoring" an incident involving a vessel off Oman’s Shinas port earlier…

India has strongly criticized recent attacks on tankers in the Gulf, calling them deeply worrisome, after three Indian seafarers died in a vessel attack near Oman.