97 Indian fishermen currently in custody of Sri Lanka: Jaishankar in RS

Replying to supplementaries during question hour, Jaishankar said India is trying to engage with Sri Lanka to take a humanitarian approach to the issue, even as the Centre is finding long-term ways, including installing transponders on fishing boats, to ensure that such a situation does not recur. Read further on Dynamite News:

New Delhi: A total of 97 Aof which 83 are serving sentences, three awaiting trial and 11 were apprehended on Thursday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed the Rajya Sabha.

Replying to supplementaries during question hour, Jaishankar said India is trying to engage with Sri Lanka to take a humanitarian approach to the issue, even as the Centre is finding long-term ways, including installing transponders on fishing boats, to ensure that such a situation does not recur.

Jaishankar said the decisions which were taken in 1974 and 1976 are today the root cause of the situation the country is facing.