22 Indians, including 14 seafarers, killed in West Asia conflict: MEA

India has lost 22 nationals, including 14 seafarers, in the West Asia war since February, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, adding that the government is in close touch with the Indian community there for their safety. Many affected seafarers worked on foreign-flagged ships. The first Indian casualty came on March 1 in an attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.