Understanding Katchatheevu, India-Lanka ties through Nehru, Shastri, Indira, Modi. Land & people

A political row has broken out over the Katchatheevu island which India recognised as Sri Lankan territory in 1974. In episode 1424 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses the history of the island, the numerous maritime acts over it between neighbours India and Sri Lanka, the conflicts around it and why the BJP has now made it a poll issue in Tamil Nadu.
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Read the 1974 agreement between India and Sri Lanka here : https://www.mea.gov.in/portal/legaltr...
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Read the 27 January 2015 RTI filed by Aladi Guruswamy here : https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf/RTI...
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Read the Shekhar Gupta's National Interest here : https://indianexpress.com/article/opi...
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Chapters:
01:55 — 2 agreements on Katchatheevu signed between India & Sri Lanka, in 1974 and 1976
04:29 — Demarcating India & Sri Lanka: Why Palk Strait is important
11:50 — Katchatheevu & the conflict around it: A timeline of events
23:43 — Underlying issues of Nehru-Kotelawala Pact, Shastri–Sirimavo Pact & Sirimavo-Indira Pact
26:47 — Indian Tamil plantation workers, India- Sri Lanka relations & contentious citizenship laws
36:21 — BJP vs Congress: Why Katchatheevu is now a poll issue
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