The Katchatheevu Dispute and the Palk Strait Fishing Conflict
by India and Sri Lanka have renewed tensions over tiny Katchatheevu Island and overlapping fishing rights in the Palk Strait. In early 2024 Prime Minister Modi blasted Congress over documents he said “callously” ceded this 285‑acre islet to Sri Lanka. Tamil Nadu politicians likewise point to soaring arrests of their fishermen, …