West Asia Tensions: India condemns the fatal attack on Indian seafarer Gandhar Nahim Ajij aboard MSV Al Jusufi near Oman, urging immediate de-escalation, diplomatic resolution, and protected commercial shipping routes. New Delhi: India has lost another citizen in the conflict in West Asia as fresh strikes and counter-strikes by Iran and the US have once again escalated the military confrontation around the Strait of Hormuz, putting commercial shipping in the strategic waterway.