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Sri Lankan Navy holds 10 Rameswaram fishermen for poaching
Ten fishermen from Rameswaram were detained Wednesday night by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of poaching, thehindu.com reports. They were taken to a Sri Lankan port early Thursday. The arrests come…
The Story in Brief
Ten fishermen from Rameswaram were detained Wednesday night by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of poaching, thehindu.com reports. They were taken to a Sri Lankan port early Thursday. The arrests come just a week after eleven other fishermen from Rameswaram, Pamban, Thangachimadam, and Kerala were apprehended by the same navy. Since 2018, thehindu.com notes, Sri Lanka has arrested over 500 Indian fishermen and impounded about 200 trawlers at its naval ports.
The Indian Opinion
Old habits die hard in the Palk Bay. The Sri Lankan Navy arrests are a routine ritual, but the Indian government's response remains a weak whisper. Neither deterrence nor diplomacy has stopped the cycle. Tamil Nadu's fishermen lose their boats and livelihoods while both nations talk. The real test is not another joint statement, but whether New Delhi will push Colombo for a concrete fishing rights agreement before the next set of arrests.
Source: thehindu.com
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