How many Indians here would support annexation of Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka ?

[SarthakGanguly]

Is relationship with Sri Lanka more important than the needs and desires of our Tamil people ?
Why do you have to be stupid to think this ? Elaborate kindly.

We should think like the baniya Not like Russia. We need not have the island, yet find some way to fish around it Fishing rights, military hardware, sops, etc

It's not OUR tamil people, its THEIR tamil people in that island.

No people in that Island

Time to revisit Chanakya

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

It's not OUR tamil people, its THEIR tamil people in that island.

You are getting it wrong. Our Tamil people are being shot dead or arrested by Lankan navy when they try to fish around that island.

And the island is uninhabited, no Tamils or anyone else there.

 

[KingMamba]

I don't support this move either. But then I question myself, if I supported Russia on Crimea why would I not support our Tamils on Katchatheevu ?

Russia has naval bases that it is willing to take heat over to protect, India will take heat over fishing of all things?

 

[Indo-guy]

You are getting it wrong. Our Tamil people are being shot dead or arrested by Lankan navy when they try to fish around that island.

And the island is uninhabited, no Tamils or anyone else there.

Do you think that by reclaiming the island the issue of fishermen will be solved ?

I think it will further aggravate the issue and it will further our problems ...

Let us be honest ..if we do cold calculations....the Cons outweigh the Pros ....

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

I would like input from more members as well.

And this is purely speculation over a hypothetical situation, nobody needs to worry.

 

[Backbencher]

It will be a stupid move to annex a little territory and loose a big market of Indian products which is certain to grow .
I would rather have Azad Kashmir . That area should be our main priority but then again Pakistan is no Ukraine and neither is India a Russia so baseless thread .

 

[a.kumar]

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had ‘donated’ the Coco Islands to Burma in the 1950s, and thus surrendered a vital strategic asset.

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

It will be a stupid move to annex a little territory and loose a big market of Indian products which is certain to grow .
I would rather have Azad Kashmir . That area should be our main priority but then again Pakistan is no Ukraine and neither is India a Russia so baseless thread .

Thanks for your opinion.

Thread is not really baseless as it discusses a hypothetical situation which is at least related to defence and strategic affairs unlike most threads on this forum these days.

 

[halupridol]

Absurd question.....
Srilankans r proud ppl....they have never wronged us...we shud support them....

 

[jarves]

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had ‘donated’ the Coco Islands to Burma in the 1950s, and thus surrendered a vital strategic asset.

Can you give some more links about this???

 

[Indo-guy]

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had ‘donated’ the Coco Islands to Burma in the 1950s, and thus surrendered a vital strategic asset.

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru did not donate Coco islands to Burma.
they were under Burma's administrative control sisnce 18'th century ....

This is a propaganda started by George fernades ...
please see the wikipage on coco islands for details ....

 

[khujliwal]

I strongly oppose, don't want any territory in beautiful India which has a name sounding like Kachhathief(
Katchatheevu)

 

[Indo-guy]

Can you give some more links about this???

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru did not donate Coco islands to Burma.
they were under Burma's administrative control since 18'th century ....
This is a propaganda started by George fernades ...
please see the wikipage on coco islands for details ....

Coco Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had ‘donated’ the Coco Islands to Burma in the 1950s, and thus surrendered a vital strategic asset.

Irrespective of the history of Coco Islands , since none in India is claiming it, there is no issue over it. Anyway, it was probably already a part of Burma as Indo-Guy mentioned.

What is your opinion on Katchatheevu ?

 

[Backbencher]

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