India and Pakistan summon diplomats after ships collide in international waters

Share Save Add as preferred on Google Anahita Sachdev BBC News, Delhi Getty Images Representative image of cargo ships in the Arabian Sea, where the collision occurred on Tuesday India and Pakistan have summoned each other's top diplomats in Delhi and Islamabad after two of their naval vessels collided in the Arabian Sea.

Both sides blamed each other for the collision, which happened on Tuesday. They also accused each other of violating a 1991 bilateral agreement that requires either side to give advance notice of military exercises.

While India said the incident did not cause any major damage, the statement released by Pakistan did not make clear whether its vessel was damaged in any way.

The incident comes more than a year after the South Asian neighbours conducted military strikes against each other before agreeing on a ceasefire.