Goa, Sept. 18 -- India has rejected Pakistan's allegations over the September 15 collision between Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata and Pakistan Navy vessel PNS Hunain in the western Arabian Sea, with the Ministry of External Affairs saying the Pakistani ship's conduct led to the incident.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday that India had expected Pakistan's response after New Delhi lodged a protest over the collision. He rejected Islamabad's allegations and said INS Kolkata was carrying out a routine deployment when the incident took place.

According to India's account, PNS Hunain carried out what Jaiswal described as a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre that brought the two vessels into contact. India said the manoeuvre violat...