The arrest of 14 Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy on November 9, 2025 for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and entering Sri Lankan waters could be viewed by some as yet another event statistically. However, the incident forms part of the painful legacy of the Palk Bay dispute, which India and Sri Lanka have still not been able to resolve despite the livelihood of fishing communities on either side being at stake. So far, 128 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, including those apprehended in 2024, and their boats, remain under Sri Lankan custody, as stated in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s recent letter to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar . This is a complex and chronic problem. As far as the fishermen of Tamil Nadu are concerned, they

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