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  Sri Lankan president makes surprise visit to Katchatheevu island after Vijay's call for reclaiming

  September 02, 2025 16:02 IST

  Dissanayake, who was in Jaffna to launch welfare programmes and review the expansion of the Mayilidi Fishing Port, travelled by Navy speedboat to Katchatheevu with senior defence officials.

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  Jaishankar arrives in Sri Lanka on his first foreign trip, all eyes on Katchatheevu island issue

  World | June 20, 2024 11:30 IST

  Notably, the Katchatheevu Island became a hot topic during Lok Sabha elections when PM Modi slammed the Congress over the ceding of Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka in 1974. The 1.9 square km island is located at Palk Strait, 20 km from the Indian shore.

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  EAM Jaishankar to embark on first visit to Sri Lanka after Katchatheevu island controversy

  India | June 19, 2024 16:39 IST

  The Katchatheevu Island became a hot topic during Lok Sabha elections when PM Modi slammed the Congress over the ceding of Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka in 1974. The 1.9 square km island is located at Palk Strait, 20 km from the Indian shore.

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  Indian statements on 'reclaiming' Katchatheevu island have 'no ground', says Sri Lankan minister

  World | April 05, 2024 12:40 IST

  PM Modi slammed the Congress and DMK for overlooking national interests and "callously" ceding the Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka in 1974. A no-fishing pact was signed in 1976, after which 6,000 Indian fishermen have been arrested by Sri Lanka in last 20 years, said EAM Jaishankar.

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  'No need for further discussions': Sri Lanka on Katchatheevu island ceded by India decades ago

  World | April 04, 2024 18:18 IST

  The Katchatheevu island has become a hot election topic after PM Modi lashed at the Congress and then-Indira Gandhi government for ceding the territory to Sri Lanka in 1974. The unhappiness over the transfer of the island has persisted for about 20 years.

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  Katchatheevu Island: Why Did PM Modi Blame Congress? Why Has The Controversy Resurfaced?

  News | April 02, 2024 17:11 IST

  In a recent development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has criticized the Congress party for its role in the transfer of the Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka back in 1974. This issue has reignited political debates, especially in Tamil Nadu, as the Lok Sabha Election approaches.

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  What is the Katchatheevu Island row all about. Know details

  Explainers | April 01, 2024 17:37 IST

  Katchatheevu Island row: According to the BJP the then Indira Gandhi government in 1974 had handed over the 1.9 square km island located at Palk Strait, 20 km from the Indian shore, to Sri Lanka.

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  PM Modi rains fire on Congress over Katchatheevu Island: Maa Bharti Ka Ek Ang Kaat Diya | India TV

  News | April 01, 2024 10:58 IST

  Launching an attack on Congress over the Katchatheevu Island, PM Modi during a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut on March 31, PM Modi said that Congress and its INIDA bloc’s allies cut off a part of “Maa Bharti” and separated it from India.

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  'They didn't care...': Jaishankar accuses Congress of keeping nation in dark over Katchatheevu issue

  India | April 01, 2024 12:45 IST

  Jaishnakar, who held a press conference today, said that Katchatheevu island is not an issue which has “surfaced suddenly” but it has been a “live issue” which has been discussed in the Parliament and consultative committee.