Fisheries Dispute
- fishing rights in Palk Strait & Gulf of Mannar
- fishermen arrrests
Katchatheevu Island Dispute
- ownership & usage rights ➡️ uninhabited island
- location: in Palk Strait, b/w Ind & SriL
- 1974: ownership to SriL
- Fishing rights to India also
- Indian pilgrims can visit Catholic shrine
Border Security & Smuggling
- porous maritime borders ➡️ border security issue
- smuggling of goods
- narcotics
- illegal immigrants
Tamil Ethnic Issue
- ethnic conflicts in SriL
- Tamil minority
China’s Influence
- Chinese investment in infra
- Hambantota Port (given on lease for 99yrs)
- agreement w/ Export-Import Bank of China
- Faxian Charity project
- food rations for vulnerables