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In seat facing Lanka, highlight is OPS's fight, not Sethusamudram or Katchatheevu

April 12, 2024 2:17 pm

The former CM expelled from AIADMK and now in BJP camp is fighting from a relatively new territory, facing lingering anger over his “rebellion”

Surrender' on Katchatheevu shows complicity of Congress and DMK: PM Modi

April 09, 2024 10:38 pm

He also took a swipe at the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, alleging that it was 'busy' furthering corruption.

BJP's K Annamalai during a campaign rally.

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

April 05, 2024 3:59 pm

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.

Lankan ex-envoy on Katchatheevu: Breach of sovereignty if India crosses sea boundary

Katchatheevu issue: If India crosses sea boundary, it will be seen as violation of sovereignty, says former Sri Lankan envoy

April 05, 2024 6:22 am

‘If Pakistan proposes such sea encroachment near Goa, will India tolerate?': veteran Lankan official Austin Fernando

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

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.

Decode Politics: Why Katchatheevu, a speck of an island, is causing a splash in Tamil Nadu poll waters

April 02, 2024 9:27 am

By raking up the settled issue between India and Sri Lanka over Katchatheevu, the BJP hopes to send multiple messages – invoking Tamil sentiments to playing national interest card.

After Congress, PM Modi now targets DMK over Katchatheevu issue: 'They don’t care for anyone else'

April 01, 2024 3:00 pm

The Congress has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of raking up the issue now with an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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.