Indian sailors make up a sizeable proportion of the world’s merchant navy crews, as documented by Maritime Union of India (MUI). Earlier this year, the MUI expressed concerns over a large number of Indian sailors left stranded across the globe because of COVID-19 restrictions.
A bunch of Indian sailors who have been stranded in Chinese territorial waters because of the ongoing trade dispute between Australia and China have appealed for an “intervention” from the Indian government.
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