From the sidelines

Indo-SL Joint Commission and ‘tea and biscuits diplomacy’ in the Palk Strait

From the sidelines By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya In a somewhat unusual news item on Thursday, India’s ‘Business Standard’ said that Sri Lankan Navy personnel had offered ‘biscuits and tea to Indian fishermen near Katchchaitivu.’ When the navy boats surrounded them the fishermen had initially thought they were going to be beaten up, the report said. They were [...]

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