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Katchatheevu controversy: Why international agreements are best left alone in domestic politics

April 05, 2024 7:13 am

The Katchatheevu controversy is being viewed as a political brownie-point-scoring exercise by the BJP against the DMK and Congress in Tamil Nadu. But it has sparked disquiet in the strategic community both in New Delhi and Colombo. Here’s why

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Katchatheevu and Wadge Bank: The story of two India-Sri Lanka agreements from a half century ago

April 04, 2024 11:28 am

The BJP has reignited the Katchatheevu debate by accusing the Congress and DMK of betraying the country. Under what circumstances did India give up its claim to the island? What did it gain in return?

Katchatheevu controversy: Sound and fury signifying nothing

April 03, 2024 10:51 am

Its cession was act of masterful bilateral and international diplomacy. Idea of the current controversy is to deflect attention from national, bilateral and global emergencies

C Raja Mohan writes: Katchatheevu and beyond, islands and India’s new geopolitics

April 03, 2024 10:47 am

An audit of Indian foreign policy over the last decade shows that island states and territories from the South Pacific to the African coast have become new nodes in India’s changing strategic geography

On Katchatheevu, Sri Lanka minister says no word from India; TN BJP says Centre working on it

April 03, 2024 5:14 am

The revival of the Katchatheevu issue and the unprecedented interest in it shown by Delhi in the past two days have reignited speculation in Tamil Nadu that the BJP has a plan laid out for Katchatheevu before the Lok Sabha election day on April 19.

Congress, DMK connived to give away Katchatheevu Island: Jaishankar

April 02, 2024 6:32 am

Jaishankar claimed that the Prime Ministers under Congress rule displayed indifference towards Katchatheevu and gave away Indian fishermen's rights despite legal views to the contrary.

Fishermen from Rameswaram (pictured) routinely cross the Katchatheevu island and consider the area their traditional fishing terrritories.

Did Congress ‘give away’ Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka?

April 02, 2024 2:07 pm

“New facts reveal how Congress callously gave away Katchatheevu…This has angered every Indian,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X. Here is why the tiny, uninhabited island remains a hot-button political issue in Tamil Nadu.

Katchatheevu: Why an Indian Island went to Sri Lanka and many hope for its symbolic return

April 04, 2024 9:27 am

The island was ceded by the Indian administration under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to Sri Lanka in 1974 in an act of bilateral largesse. Since the outbreak of the Lankan civil war, in 1983, the island became the crownless battleground for combats between Indian Tamil fishers and a Sinhala-dominated Lankan navy.

PM Modi mentions Katchatheevu: Why the tiny, uninhabited island remains a hot-button political issue in TN

August 11, 2023 3:08 pm

Indira Gandhi ceased India’s claim over Katchatheevu in 1974. But politicians, across the aisle, in Tamil Nadu continue to clamour for its return.

Tamil Nadu CM meets PM Modi, submits 14-point demand charter

April 01, 2022 9:20 am

The demands include the Mekedatu project, Katchatheevu, NEET, Sri Lankan Tamils, environmental concerns and others.

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