Indian Navy handout
- Indian commandos seized back a cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates over the weekend.
- India is not associated with crack special forces — but this operation impressed analysts.
- India has been active in combating the unrest spilling out from the Red Sea crisis.
Indian specialist commando units played a key role in seizing back a cargo ship that'd been hijacked by Somali pirates, giving the country a chance to flex its muscles.
The Malta-flagged cargo vessel, the Ruen, was hijacked in December 2023 near Yemen.
It was the first successful seizure of a vessel by Somali pirates since 2017, and added to the unrest around Somalia and the Red Sea.
Over the weekend, India took the Ruen back.