There were seven people on board the vessel near Vaavu Atoll early Friday morning, including two women, a British national and a Russian national, and five Indian men

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Bangladesh High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah in New Delhi on Friday, with discussions focused on advancing bilateral ties. India has been supplying diesel to Bangladesh since 2007 and continues to assist Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and other neighbouring countries