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6 days, 14 hours ago

MK Stalin hails Dissanayake-Modi talks, calls for Tamil fishermen's release

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday applauded Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on resolving the longstanding Tamil fishermen issue. In a post on X, Stalin stated: "It is encouraging that the Hon’ble President of Sri Lanka, @anuradisanayake, is engaging in discussions with our Hon’ble Prime Minister @narendramodi, to address the concerns …

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1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi urges Centre to raise fishermen arrests with Sri Lankan President

India Today

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has urged the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to take up the issue of the arrest of "Indian fisherfolk" by Sri Lankan authorities during the visit of the island nation’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to India to secure their early release. Rahul Gandhi further requested the External Affairs Minister …

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1 week ago

Indian fishermen shooed away by Sri Lankan Navy, allege fishermen

The Hindu

As about 350 boats went into sea from Rameswaram after a long gap on Saturday, fishermen alleged they were shooed away by Sri Lankan Navy near Katchatheevu on the same evening. Condemning the event, Jesu Raja, a fishermen leader, said the boats did not even cross the 13 nautical miles fixed for Indian fishermen, but still, Sri Lankan Navy threatened …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Bottom trawling by Indian fishermen must stop: Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister

The Hindu

The enduring fisheries conflict in the Palk Bay — which impacts fisher folk of northern Sri Lanka and daily wage fishermen of Tamil Nadu — can be decisively resolved only if the Indian side stops using the destructive bottom-trawling method, according to Sri Lanka’s Minister of Fisheries Ramalingam Chandrasekar. Solving the Indo-Lanka fisheries conflict is part of the NPP government’s …

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Indian Coast Guard chases Pakistani vessel for 2 hours, rescues 7 detained fishermen

Firstpost

The Indian Coast Guard ship Agrim on Sunday successfully rescued seven Indian fishermen who had been detained by a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency vessel near the India-Pakistan maritime boundary The Indian Coast Guard ship Agrim on Sunday successfully rescued seven Indian fishermen who had been detained by a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency vessel near the India-Pakistan maritime boundary. #WATCH | …

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1 month ago

After a 2-hour chase, Coast Guard rescues 7 Indian fishermen from Pak ship

Hindustan Times

An Indian Coast Guard ship, Agrim, rescued seven Indian fishermen detained by a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency ship on Sunday. ICG ship Agrim successfully rescued the 7 Indian fishermen from the Pakistan Maritime Security ship. The Coast Guard said that despite the PMSA ship Nusrat's efforts to return from the India-Pakistan Maritime Boundary, Agrim intercepted and persuaded it to release …

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1 month ago

Pakistani patrol vessel chased for two hours, seven fishermen rescued by Indian Coast Guard

Live Mint

Seven Indian fishermen were rescued from Pakistan Maritime Security Agency boat PMS Nusrat after a two-hour chase by an Indian Coast Guard ship. The fishermen from the Indian fishing boat Kal Bhairav, which was damaged and sunk, were kept on the Pakistani ship near the maritime boundary after they were apprehended. The Indian Coast Guard team on Agrim ship, deployed …

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1 month ago

India rescues seven fishermen detained by Pakistan Maritime Agency, asserts 'under no circumstances...'

India TV News

In a significant development, the Indian Coast Guard rescued seven Indian fishermen from a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency ship after a mid-sea chase near the maritime boundary line. The authorities mentioned that, immediately alerted with the distressed signal, the Coast Guard authorities dispatched a ship on the rescue mission, wherein they persuaded the PMSA ship to release the Indian fisherman. …

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1 month ago

Indian Coast Guard's 2-hour chase to rescue fishermen caught by Pakistani patrol

India Today

The Indian Coast Guard on Sunday rescued seven fishermen who were caught by a Pakistani ship near the India-Pakistan Maritime Boundary after a chase of over two hours, defence officials said. During the chase, the Indian Coast Guard made it clear to the Pakistani ship that under no conditions would it let them capture the fishermen from the fishing boat …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

'On their way home!': Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy repatriated

India TV News

Colombo: Seven Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters were repatriated on Wednesday, the Indian mission here said. The fishermen issue is a contentious topic in the bilateral ties, with Lankan Navy personnel even firing at Indian fishermen in the Palk Strait and seizing their boats in several alleged incidents of …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: 21 Indian fishermen released from Colombo prison arrive at Chennai airport

Deccan Chronicle

The 21 Indian fishermen whose release was secured by the Indian High Commission in Colombo arrived at the Chennai airport on Saturday morning. 21 Indian fishermen have been successfully repatriated and are on their way to Chennai from Colombo," the Official handle of the High Commission of India in Colombo, Sri Lanka earlier posted on X.On Thursday, the Indian High …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

India summons Sri Lankan envoy, registers strong protest over death of Indian fisherman near Katchatheevu

India TV News

New Delhi: The Indian government on Thursday summoned the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in New Delhi to register a strong protest over a collision between a Sri Lankan naval vessel and an Indian fishing boat near the Katchatheevu island, which resulted in the death of an Indian fisherman. Meanwhile, Sri Lankan Navy spokesperson Captain Gayan Wickramasuriya said that the incident …

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5 months ago

Sri Lankan Navy arrests nine Indian fishermen, seizes two powerboats for alleged illegal fishing

India TV News

Rameswaram: The Sri Lankan Navy has apprehended nine Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram and two powerboats off the coast of the state for allegedly fishing beyond the Indian border, according to the Rameswaram Fishermen Association. This came days after massive protests by fishermen in Rameswaram against frequent arrests by the Sri Lankan Navy and they demanded the immediate release …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

10 arrested Indian fishermen to be charged for death of Navy sailor in Sri Lanka

Hindustan Times

Ten Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly engaged in illegal fishing in the Sri Lankan waters on Monday, will be charged with the death of a Navy sailor, who was killed in an operation to seize their trawler, authorities here said. The 10 Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly engaged in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters will be charged with the …

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6 months ago

Sri Lanka Navy arrests four Indian fishermen and seizes trawler for poaching

Hindustan Times

Four Indian fishermen were arrested and their trawler seized early on Tuesday by the Sri Lanka Navy for allegedly poaching in the island nation’s waters, taking the total number of such arrests to more than 180 this year. Representative Image: Sri Lanka Navy arrests four Indian fishermen and seizes trawler for poaching “In the latest incident of alleged poaching by …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka top court hears rights petition against Indian fishermen

The Hindu

The Supreme Court in Colombo yesterday had moved that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs be made a respondent in the fundamental rights petition filed against illegal bottom trawling carried out by the south Indian fishermen in the Sri Lanka waters in the north and northeastern seas. Sri Lankan fishermen have asked authorities to prevent Indian fishermen from engaging in illegal …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Padma Rao Sundarji | India-Sri Lanka tussle: Let sleeping islands lie

Deccan Chronicle

The silly season is on in full swing. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declined to attend even a Commonwealth summit, only because it was being held in Colombo.A year later, Mr Narendra Modi took over as Prime Minister.In January 2015 and in response to an RTI query, Mr Modi’s government reaffirmed that Katchatheevu island was a part of Sri Lanka. …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Aksai Chin to Katchatheevu, Congress has no concern for India's integrity

Op India

Although the conflict between China and India broke out in October 1962, the plot had been planned long earlier. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also came up with the concept for the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam in Uttar Pradesh and the Saurashtra-Tamil Sangamam in Gujarat to link Tamil culture with various regions of India. Katchatheevu Island and the problem of Indian fishermen Prime …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why a Sri Lankan island is sparking an Indian election controversy

Al Jazeera

Indian Prime Minister Modi claims the former Congress government sneakily gifted Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka. The issue originated from a Right to information request by Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai, who suggested that in the 1970s, the Congress Party under the leadership of then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in consultation with Tamil Nadu’s Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, transferred ownership of …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why are Katchatheevu pacts being questioned? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: On March 31, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on social media platform ‘X’ that he blamed the Congress for “callously” giving away Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka. Calling for a “solution”, he said the bilateral agreements signed by India and Sri Lanka in 1974 and 1976, when the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam were in …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch | Katchatheevu | Impact of foreign policy issues during election season

The Hindu

It isn’t often when a foreign policy issue generates as much heat within India’s polity, but this week both the PM and the EAM set off a debate over a 1974 agreement with Sri Lanka that quickly saw pushback from the opposition, and some concern in Colombo. -The agreement was signed in 1974 and an exchange of letters in 1976 …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Political slugfest brings spotlight on remote Katchatheevu island

Hindustan Times

It seems like everyday business with the smell of salty sea water and fish at the boat jetty in Tamil Nadu’s Rameshwaram but there is a new spirited chatter here on Katchatheevu island — only about 16 nautical miles from this point — which has come into focus after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a fortnight before Tamil Nadu goes to …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Politics On Katchatheevu Island Is Unjustified

Live Law

Even though the International Maritime Boundary Line was demarcated and settled finally by a bilateral agreement between India and Sri Lanka on 26th and 28th June 1974, the continuous high-handed acts against Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan authorities forced the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu in 2006 and followed by the Chief Minister K Karunanidhi in 2008 to plead Indian …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

India Surrendered Fishing Rights in Katchatheevu in 1974, 1976 Agreement Cemented it: Sri Lanka Document

News 18

Indian fishermen continue to be arrested by Sri Lankan authorities because India had surrendered fishing rights near Katchatheevu Island in 1974 itself “beyond doubt” and a further agreement in 1976 only further put this out explicitly, shows a Sri Lankan document of 2008 that News18 has accessed. The Sri Lankan minister cited Article 6 of the 1974 India-Sri Lanka agreement …

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MK Stalin hails Dissanayake-Modi talks, calls for Tamil fishermen's release

Rahul Gandhi urges Centre to raise fishermen arrests with Sri Lankan President

Indian fishermen shooed away by Sri Lankan Navy, allege fishermen

Bottom trawling by Indian fishermen must stop: Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister

Indian Coast Guard chases Pakistani vessel for 2 hours, rescues 7 detained fishermen

After a 2-hour chase, Coast Guard rescues 7 Indian fishermen from Pak ship

Pakistani patrol vessel chased for two hours, seven fishermen rescued by Indian Coast Guard

India rescues seven fishermen detained by Pakistan Maritime Agency, asserts 'under no circumstances...'

Indian Coast Guard's 2-hour chase to rescue fishermen caught by Pakistani patrol

'On their way home!': Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy repatriated

Tamil Nadu: 21 Indian fishermen released from Colombo prison arrive at Chennai airport

India summons Sri Lankan envoy, registers strong protest over death of Indian fisherman near Katchatheevu

Sri Lankan Navy arrests nine Indian fishermen, seizes two powerboats for alleged illegal fishing

10 arrested Indian fishermen to be charged for death of Navy sailor in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Navy arrests four Indian fishermen and seizes trawler for poaching

Sri Lanka top court hears rights petition against Indian fishermen

Padma Rao Sundarji | India-Sri Lanka tussle: Let sleeping islands lie

Aksai Chin to Katchatheevu, Congress has no concern for India's integrity

Why a Sri Lankan island is sparking an Indian election controversy

Why are Katchatheevu pacts being questioned? | Explained

Watch | Katchatheevu | Impact of foreign policy issues during election season

Political slugfest brings spotlight on remote Katchatheevu island

Politics On Katchatheevu Island Is Unjustified

India Surrendered Fishing Rights in Katchatheevu in 1974, 1976 Agreement Cemented it: Sri Lanka Document