The U.S. side recently claimed that two attacks on cargo ships occurred in the waters of the Red Sea. According to the U.S. military, an Indian-flagged oil tanker was attacked by Houthi drones in the Red Sea, followed by a request for help from the U.S. Navy. At the same time, a Norwegian-flagged cargo ship was also attacked by drones in the same waters and caused a fire, fortunately there were no personnel**. In addition, an Israeli cargo ship is also believed to have been attacked by drones about 200 kilometers off the coast of India, resulting in the vessel **but not the crew**. The Indian Navy then dispatched ** and military aircraft to the rescue. The United States and Israel, in the absence of evidence, asserted that the drones were "launched from the direction of Iran." Obviously, if Iranian drones attack merchant ships within India's exclusive economic zone, it will be a violation of India's sovereignty, regardless of who the merchant ship belongs to. Taken into account the two attacks on Indian-linked merchant ships, if the US military's statements are true, it means that Iran or the Houthis it supports are in conflict with India.
It is clear that the US military is trying to link the recent attack on a merchant ship to India, not out of support for India, but rather to sow discord between India and the Houthis or Iran, in an attempt to get India to join the US escort alliance in the Red Sea. As we all know, the United States has invited dozens of countries to participate in its escort alliance, hoping that these countries will send ** to the Red Sea to participate in escort operations to prevent the Houthis from continuing to attack merchant ships in the Red Sea waters. However, the United States is embarrassed that only eight countries have confirmed their invitation to participate in the US-led escort alliance, and the rest have either simply refused or have deployed ** in the Red Sea, but in order to avoid forming a bond with the Houthis, they have chosen to act alone and deliberately distance themselves from the US escort alliance. Recently, the United States even cheekily invited China to participate in escort operations, but China did not respond to the invitation. Apparently, the American convoy alliance in the Red Sea is turning ridiculous due to the fact that there are too few countries involved. It can be said that after failing to fool China, the US military turned to a similar operation against India.
India** has denied reports of attacks on Indian-flagged vessels in the Red Sea. They claimed that the ship was flying the Gabonese flag, not the Indian flag. In response to the drone attack on an Israeli merchant ship off the coast of India, New Delhi only mentioned the rescue of the cargo ship, and did not mention the identity of the attacker, let alone condemn it. It is obvious that the Indian authorities are very cautious, they are well aware of the sinister intentions of the United States. India is very cautious, aware of the sinister intentions of the United States, and therefore denies reports of attacks on Indian-flagged ships in the Red Sea. They claimed that the ship was flying the Gabonese flag, not the Indian flag. Regarding the drone attack on an Israeli merchant ship off the coast of India, New Delhi only mentioned the rescue of the cargo ship, and did not mention the identity of the attacker, let alone condemn it. The Indian authorities are very cautious, they are well aware of the sinister intentions of the United States. Therefore, no matter how much the United States makes a fuss, it will be difficult to drag India into the water.
After all, the main reason why India is reluctant to become the best of the United States is that in addition to being worried about money, it is more important to be afraid of offending the oil-producing countries in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia and other countries. Since India imports most of its energy from the Middle East, these rich countries in the region are something that New Delhi does not dare to offend. The main reason why India is reluctant to become the first of the United States is that in addition to worrying about money, it is more important to be afraid of offending the oil-producing countries in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia and other countries. Since India imports most of its energy from the Middle East, these rich countries in the region are something that New Delhi does not dare to offend. Moreover, India's erroneous support for Israel at the beginning of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has already made Middle Eastern countries resent it. If India now participates in the U.S. escort alliance, it will not only deprive its tankers passing through the Red Sea, but may even lead to energy disruptions. In this case, although the United States is doing everything possible to persuade India to join the escort alliance, for India, they simply cannot afford such a "good thing" that can be shown on the international stage. India's erroneous support for Israel at the beginning of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has made countries in the Middle East resent it.
Therefore, although the United States is doing everything possible to persuade India to join the escort alliance, for India, they simply cannot afford such a "good thing" that can be shown on the international stage. Moreover, using millions of dollars of missiles to shoot down cheap Houthi drones is a war of attrition that India is really difficult to deal with. After all, India does not want to be used by the United States, let alone offend the oil powers in the Middle East.