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7 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Talks should resume between fishing communities of Tamil Nadu, Northern Province’

The idea of a resumption of talks between the fishing communities of Tamil Nadu and the Northern Province in Sri Lanka to resolve the fisheries dispute in the Palk Bay is again gaining ground. Recalling the previous rounds of talks between the two sides, the author states that the Tamil Nadu fishermen are conscious that their counterparts in the Northern …

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9 months ago

'Koi rahta nahi hai toh...': PM Modi on Digvijaya Singh's Katchatheevu comment

Hindustan Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday touched upon the Katchatheevu issue as he addressed a rally in Rajasthan and reacted to senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's 'does anyone live on Katchatheevu' statement. Without naming Digvijaya Singh, Narendra Modi said, "Rahta nahi hai toh de deni hai kya? The Katchatheevu issue has gained significance as just ahead of the elections, the …

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9 months 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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9 months ago

Narendra Modi’s Tamil Odyssey, Katchatheevu and More - News18

News 18

“Today we celebrate the Thiruvalluvar Day, commemorating the great Tamil sage whose profound wisdom in the Thirukkural guides us in several aspects of life. The rights and livelihood of Indian fishermen were compromised by “ceding” this island to Sri Lanka, way back in 1974, by Indira Gandhi who was the Prime Minister then and DMK’s M Karunanidhi, who was the …

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9 months 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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9 months ago

The View From India newsletter | Poll-time politics or neighbourly ties?

The Hindu

At a time when India’s ties with Sri Lanka were acquiring momentum — Colombo has repeatedly appreciated New Delhi’s crucial $ 4 billion assistance during the island nation’s 2022 crisis — the recent remarks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar over Sri Lanka’s Katchatheevu island were unexpected. Mr. Modi’s allegation, and his EAM’s subsequent comments …

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9 months ago

Taiwan earthquake, Row over Katchatheevu island, MPC holds rate at 6.5%, and more

The Hindu

Taiwan records strongest earthquake in 25 years A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Taiwan’s eastern coast near Hualien city, killing at least nine and injuring over 900 on Wednesday. Row over Katchatheevu island Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 31 posted on social media platform ‘X’ that he blamed the Congress for “callously” giving away Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka. …

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9 months 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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9 months ago

Chidambaram flays Nirmala Sitharaman and Jaishankar for creating confusion on Katchatheevu

The Hindu

BJP leaders S.Jaishankar and Nirmala Sitharaman were trying to create confusion among the 35 lakh Tamil population in Sri Lanka by raking up the Katchatheevu issue, said senior Congress leader P Chidambaram here on Saturday. Condemning the attitude, Mr Chidambaram wanted to know why Mr Jaishankar and Ms Nirmala Sitharaman were not contesting in the Lok Sabha election from Tamil …

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9 months ago

Indian statements on 'reclaiming' Katchatheevu island have 'no ground', says Sri Lankan minister

India TV News

Colombo: On the Katchatheevu island issue that has become a hot topic in India ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Sri Lankan Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda on Thursday said these statements on reclaiming the island ceded by New Delhi decades ago have "no ground". The Indian Prime Minister cited an RTI reply obtained by Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party chief …

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9 months ago

MEA Steers Clear of Katchatheevu Row, Says EAM Jaishankar Has Clarified All Issues

News 18

The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday steered clear of the row surrounding Katchatheevu island. To a volley of questions on the Katchatheevu issue, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal referred to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s recent comments on the matter. Jaishankar on Monday claimed that prime ministers from the Congress displayed indifference about Katchatheevu island as if they did not …

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9 months ago

Watch | The politics of Katchatheevu

The Hindu

Fifty years after India and Sri Lanka signed a bilateral agreement demarcating maritime boundaries from the Palk Strait to Adam’s Bridge, the ceding of Katchatheevu islet has become a hot political issue in Tamil Nadu. Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island, has become a point of debate in the country, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of callously ceding it …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Katchatheevu row: Sri Lanka rejects ‘need’ for talks, ex-envoy says ‘BJP invoked a vote-puller’ ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Live Mint

Katchatheevu row: A former Sri Lankan envoy to India, Austin Fernando has accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of exploiting the Katchatheevu island issue as a "vote-puller" and cautioned that the Indian government could face issues if they were to backtrack after the Lok Sabha elections. The former Sri Lankan envoy to India said, “BJP does not have much of …

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9 months, 1 week ago

What stopped Modi from recovering Katchatheevu for so long? asks Rangarajan

New Indian Express

THOOTHUKUDI : What stopped Prime Minister Narendra Modi from recovering Katchatheevu in the past 10 years, asked senior CPM leader and former Rajya Sabha MP TK Rangarajan, while addressing a public meeting in Kovilpatti on Wednesday. Canvassing for incumbent MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Rangarajan said that price rise, unemployment and maladministration were a result of 10 years of BJP rule. “Victory …

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9 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, April 3, 2024

The Hindu

Sri Lankan media hit out at Modi’s Katchatheevu remarks The Sri Lankan government is yet to comment on the recent remarks by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Katchatheevu, but the island nation’s media took a critical view of the development, while fishermen’s associations urged Sri Lankan authorities to take up the issue of bottom …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Did Modi raise Katchatheevu issue with Sri Lanka even once in the last 10 years, asks Stalin

The Hindu

DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on April 2 sought to know whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of the retrieval of the Katchatheevu island with his Sri Lankan counterpart even once during his 10-year rule. Kathir Anand and S. Jagathrakshakan, Mr. Stalin said that Mr. Modi would have visited the Island nation several times as Prime …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Modi govt. scared of uttering the word ‘China’, says Congress

The Hindu

Accusing the Narendra Modi government of a “very weak response” after China renamed 30 places in Arunachal Pradesh, the Congress on Tuesday asked why the Modi government cannot utter a word against China if it can display a “muscular” attitude on Katchatheevu. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, senior leader and Lok Sabha member Manish Tewari slammed the …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Naam Tamizhar Katchi questions BJP’s new-found interest in Katchatheevu after 10 years of “inaction”

The Hindu

Naam Tamizhar Katchi on Tuesday questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party for broaching the Katchatheevu issue after remaining “unresponsive” for 10 years as ruling party at the Centre. While the Congress party had made its stand clearly known in the Supreme Court that Katchatheevu islet cannot be retrieved, the BJP has to explain why, with all facts at disposal, it did …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Katchatheevu agreement did not ‘cede’ territory, Opposition hits back citing 2015 MEA response

The Hindu

Hours after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar blamed the previous Congress governments for “giving away” the Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka, Opposition leaders hit back by citing a 2015 response of the Ministry of External Affairs that clearly stated the previous agreements did not “involve either acquiring or ceding of territory belonging to India”. Will Foreign Minister Mr. Jaishankar please …

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9 months, 1 week ago

'PM Modi gave clean chit to China': P Chidambaram, MK Stalin's counterattack over Katchatheevu row

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: Reacting to Narendra Modi's onslaught against the Congress and its ally DMK over the Katchatheevu island row, former home minister P Chidambaram claimed that China has been occupying Indian territory but the Prime Minister gave a clean chit to the Xi Jinping-led country. Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin claimed that by raising the island issue, PM Modi …

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9 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi says DMK did nothing to safeguard Tamil Nadu's interests on Katchatheevu island issue

Op India

After sharing a news article giving a detailed account of events that led to Sri Lanka overtaking the Katchatheevu island, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and said that the new details emerging in connection to the island have unmasked the DMK’s double standards. PM Modi shared a statement by late DMK MP Era Sezhiyan …

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9 months, 1 week ago

'Cheap tactics': Congress attacks PM Narendra Modi over Katchatheevu

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The BJP is raising the Katchatheevu issue to divert attention from the "electoral bond scam", DMK said on Monday, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Tamil Nadu's ruling party over the matter. Congress leader Manickam Tagore said former PM Indira Gandhi had given away the island to save six lakh Tamils. A day after slamming the Congress for …

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9 months, 1 week ago

‘Jawaharlal Nehru saw Katchatheevu Island as a nuisance’: S Jaishankar as Centre ups the ante

Hindustan Times

Katchatheevu Island issue: The political row over the Katchatheevu issue intensified on Monday as external affairs minister S Jaishankar held a press conference and claimed that the decades-old territorial and fishing rights dispute around the island did not surface suddenly and that it has often been debated in Parliament. S Jaishankar's statement comes shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted …

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9 months, 1 week ago

'Unmasked DMK's double standard': PM Modi's fresh attack over 'new details' on Katchatheevu row

Hindustan Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday came down heavily on the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Congress party over the Katchatheevu issue as the BJP intensifies its campaign in Tamil Nadu for the Lok Sabha elections. Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, speaks during a Bhartiya Janata Party rally in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Sunday, March 31, 2024 In 1974, …

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‘Talks should resume between fishing communities of Tamil Nadu, Northern Province’

'Koi rahta nahi hai toh...': PM Modi on Digvijaya Singh's Katchatheevu comment

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

Narendra Modi’s Tamil Odyssey, Katchatheevu and More - News18

Why a Sri Lankan island is sparking an Indian election controversy

The View From India newsletter | Poll-time politics or neighbourly ties?

Taiwan earthquake, Row over Katchatheevu island, MPC holds rate at 6.5%, and more

Why are Katchatheevu pacts being questioned? | Explained

Chidambaram flays Nirmala Sitharaman and Jaishankar for creating confusion on Katchatheevu

Indian statements on 'reclaiming' Katchatheevu island have 'no ground', says Sri Lankan minister

MEA Steers Clear of Katchatheevu Row, Says EAM Jaishankar Has Clarified All Issues

Watch | The politics of Katchatheevu

Katchatheevu row: Sri Lanka rejects ‘need’ for talks, ex-envoy says ‘BJP invoked a vote-puller’ ahead of Lok Sabha polls

What stopped Modi from recovering Katchatheevu for so long? asks Rangarajan

The Hindu Morning Digest, April 3, 2024

Did Modi raise Katchatheevu issue with Sri Lanka even once in the last 10 years, asks Stalin

Modi govt. scared of uttering the word ‘China’, says Congress

Naam Tamizhar Katchi questions BJP’s new-found interest in Katchatheevu after 10 years of “inaction”

Katchatheevu agreement did not ‘cede’ territory, Opposition hits back citing 2015 MEA response

'PM Modi gave clean chit to China': P Chidambaram, MK Stalin's counterattack over Katchatheevu row

PM Modi says DMK did nothing to safeguard Tamil Nadu's interests on Katchatheevu island issue

'Cheap tactics': Congress attacks PM Narendra Modi over Katchatheevu

‘Jawaharlal Nehru saw Katchatheevu Island as a nuisance’: S Jaishankar as Centre ups the ante

'Unmasked DMK's double standard': PM Modi's fresh attack over 'new details' on Katchatheevu row