Missing aircraft: Sushma writes to Indonesian minister

India is ready to assist Indonesian agencies “in any way possible” in locating the AirAsia Indonesia aircraft that went missing on Sunday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in a letter to her Indonesian counterpart Retno Lestari Priansari.

 

“We share the anguish and anxiety of so many Indonesian citizens and others,” Ms. Swaraj wrote, stressing that these were difficult moments for the families of those affected.

 

India has since Sunday kept three naval ships and a P-8I long- range surveillance aircraft on standby to join the search and rescue effort should there be a request from the Indonesian government.

 

Ms. Swaraj also said on Monday that India was ready to work closely with Indonesia to provide easy and dependable air links for further development of both countries.