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India conveys concern to US over warship carrying out navigation ops off Lakshad

India's reaction came after the US Navy, in an unusual move, announced that one of its ships conducted patrols in the Indian EEZ this week, without seeking consent from India.

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This photo released by US Navy Visual News Service on 01 October 2001 shows USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53). Pic: JOSHUA J. PINA / NAVY VISUAL NEWS SERVICE / AFP

This photo released by US Navy Visual News Service on 01 October 2001 shows USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53). Pic: JOSHUA J. PINA / NAVY VISUAL NEWS SERVICE / AFP

India on Friday said it has conveyed concerns to the United States over a US Navy ship carrying out a freedom of navigation operation in the Indian exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said US Navy ship John Paul Jones was continuously monitored transiting from the Persian Gulf towards the Malacca Straits.

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