Palk Bay

Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe meets Sushma Swaraj, ahead of his meet with Modi in Delhi

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday called upon visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Delhi

Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa demands 'long awaited' and decisive shift in dealing with fishermen issue

Criticising the Centre for not acting "effectively" on the issue of apprehending of Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka authorities, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday said a decisive shift in dealing with the issue was "long awaited" and "need of the hour".

Jayalalithaa writes to PM Modi on arrest of fishermen by Sri Lankan navy

Asserting that her government was committed to ensuring the rights of fishermen in traditional waters of Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalaithaa on Friday said the Centre should take concerted efforts.

Arrest of TN fishermen attempt to spoil conducive atmosphere: Jaya

Slamming the latest arrest of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has said that it was an attempt by some elements to "spoil" the conducive atmosphere created during the recent talks between the fishermen of the two countries.