Sri Lankan and Indian Leaders Settle Decades-Long Dispute Over Katchatheevu Island
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lanka's PM, called Indira Gandhi in Jan 1974, potentially saving negotiations over Katchatheevu island from collapsing.
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The issue of Katchatheevu's sovereignty was settled, but the two leaders still had to agree on territorial waters.
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India originally claimed 3-3.5 nautical miles west of the island, Sri Lanka claimed 7 nm.
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After back-and-forth, the two leaders finally compromised on a 1 nm boundary west of Katchatheevu.
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The agreement was formally signed 5 months later.