India on Friday refused Pakistan's claims over the collision between the Indian Navy's INS Kolkata and the Pakistani naval ship Hunain in the western Arabian Sea on September 15, calling it "usual prevarication". Addressing a bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Friday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the Pakistani naval warship Hunain's conduct was "unacceptable and unprofessional" , which was the culprit of the collision. However, INS Kolkata came out unscathed without any damage.

INS Kolkata sustained no damage from collision

"We have seen the Pakistan's response to the protest we have lodged. It is the usual prevarication that we expected. We reject the allegations and insinuations contained therein. Let me reiterate the facts of the matter for you. INS Kolkata was on a routine deployment in the Western Arabian Sea when Pakistani naval ship Hunain conducted itself in an unacceptable and unprofessional manner at sea that resulted in a collision," Jaiswal told reporters.