US President Donald Trump responded on Wednesday to the deaths of three Indian mariners last week in American strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, saying “seafaring is a rough profession”.“I heard about that. “It’s a tough profession and we work together at it,” Trump told reporters, news agency ANI quoted. We work together, but this has been happening all through time. We love them all. They are great people.
The remark followed a meeting between Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, France — their first face-to-face meeting in 16 months.
At the meeting, Prime Minister Modi made a pitch for seafarer safety and freedom of navigation. “The protection of Indians working at sea is a national priority and there are hundreds of thousands of Indians working at sea and the conflict in West Asia continues,” he said.
“The security of the Strait of Hormuz is vital for the global economy,” Prime Minister Modi said, expressing confidence crews would
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