Indian fishermen getting arrested in Sri Lanka due to pact inked during Emergency: Jaishankar

29-Jun-2025

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Weighing in on the impact of “The Emergency” on India’s foreign policy, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Jun 27 that Indian fishermen have been getting arrested by Sri Lankan authorities due to an agreement made by the then government with the neighbouring country.

“At the time, several big decisions would be taken without a debate. These days, there is a discussion about our fishermen going to Sri Lanka and getting arrested there. That is because of an agreement signed with Sri Lanka at the time of Emergency, under which the rights of the fishermen to fish in some part of Sri Lankan waters were given up by us,” he was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.