'Flurry of missiles': Indian sailors risk work at sea as Middle East war grinds on
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
3/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
10/20
Brand Signal
14/15
Depth
4/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
Born to landless Indian farmers, Sunil Pooniya thought a job at sea would be his ticket out of poverty, instead his first voyage saw him diving into the ocean to escape a deadly attack driven by the US-Israel war on Iran. For hundreds of thousands of Indians, merchant shipping jobs are a lucrative proposition despite the inherent risks. The attack on Pooniya’s ship killed two fellow Indians — the