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India-Pakistan Naval Collision in the Arabian Sea - What Happened? | PNS Hunain Collides with Indian Warship Big Breaking from Arabian Sea! A Pakistan Navy vessel collided with a frontline Indian Navy warship after approaching at high speed in an unsafe and unprofessional manner. In this video by Vajirao & Reddy Institute - India's Top Potential Training Institute for IAS, we explain the full incident for UPSC 2026. What Happened? On 15 September 2026 evening, in the North Arabian Sea in international waters, Pakistan Navy offshore patrol vessel PNS Hunain F-273 Yarmook-class corvette closed in on an Indian warship on routine surveillance mission. The high-speed manoeuvre led to grazing / collision between the two vessels. According to The Hindu and MEA, PNS Hunain sustained damage and returned to harbour, Indian warship INS Kolkata suffered minor damage and continued mission. No casualties reported. India's Strong Protest: On 16 Sept 2026, Ministry of External Affairs summoned Charge d'Affaires of Pakistan High Commission Saad Warraich in New Delhi and lodged strong protest over unacceptable and unprofessional conduct. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said conduct was in direct contravention of Article 10 of India-Pakistan Agreement on Advance Notice on Military Exercises, Manoeuvres and Troops Movements of April 1991. MEA said Indian Charge d'Affaires in Islamabad was also asked to lodge protest. What is Article 10 of 1991 Agreement? This confidence building agreement says naval ships and submarines of both countries must maintain minimum distance of 3 nautical miles 5.56 km from each other in international waters to avoid accidents. India said Pakistan violated it. Pakistan's Counter Version: On 17 Sept, Pakistan Foreign Office summoned Indian Charge d'Affaires in Islamabad and lodged counter protest. Pakistan claimed collision happened in Pakistan's EEZ during its biennial exercise SEASPARK-26 and accused Indian vessel of aggressive manoeuvres. India rejected this as usual prevarication on 18 Sept 2026. Why Important for UPSC? 1. GS2 International Relations - India Pakistan bilateral agreements, 1991 CBMs, maritime security 2. GS3 Security - Indian Navy surveillance in Arabian Sea, Rules at sea, UNCLOS, EEZ vs International Waters 3. Prelims - PNS Hunain, INS Kolkata D66, SEASPARK Exercise, 1991 Agreement 4. This is first overt military tension after 4-day conflict of May 2025. Vajirao & Reddy Institute provides daily The Hindu, Indian Express, PIB, ET analysis for UPSC. #IndiaPakistan #NavalCollision #ArabianSea #PNSHunain #INSKolkata #IndianNavy #PakistanNavy #MEAIndia #1991Agreement #Article10 #SEASPARK2026 #InternationalWaters #MaritimeSecurity #UPSC2026 #GS2IR #GS3Security #VajiraoAndReddy #CurrentAffairs #TheHindu #ArabianSeaCollision