New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- India on Friday rejected Pakistan's allegations over the collision between Indian Navy ship INS Kolkata and Pakistan Navy vessel PNS Hunain in the Arabian Sea, with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal saying the Pakistani vessel conducted an "unacceptable and unprofessional" manoeuvre that resulted in the collision.

Responding to media queries during the MEA's biweekly press briefing in the national capital, Jaiswal said India had seen Pakistan's response to the protest lodged by New Delhi and rejected the allegations and insinuations contained in it.

"We have seen Pakistan's response to the protest we had lodged. It is the usual prevarication that we expected. We reject the allegations...