India and Liberia launched a new international grouping at the United Nations to strengthen the safety and security of ships and seafarers amid rising attacks on commercial vessels. The ‘Group of Friends on Safety and Security of Shipping and Seafarers’ met on Friday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly’s High-Level Week in New York.
The initiative comes after several attacks on commercial ships in international waters that have killed dozens of seafarers, including Indian nationals….
