Sri Lanka Refutes Indian Claims of Communication Over Disputed Katchatheevu Island, Cites Pending Court Case and Illicit Fishing
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India has not officially communicated with Sri Lanka about reclaiming Katchatheevu island, per a senior Sri Lankan minister, though India's BJP claims the Centre is working on it.
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The 1974 agreement under Indira Gandhi ceded the island to Sri Lanka, which the BJP now criticizes, though the issue is currently sub-judice.
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Sri Lanka says national boundaries can't be changed when governments change, and the issue is really about Indian fishermen's trawlers illegally fishing.
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The last India-Sri Lanka talks occurred on March 28, not addressing the island, though the BJP may have a plan to announce something on it before the current government's term ends.
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While reclaiming the island seems near impossible, the Tamil Nadu BJP wanted the Centre to restore traditional Indian fishing rights in the area.