New Delhi, March 15 -- Indubitably, the Indo-Sri Lankan fishermen dispute has created a tense situation in Palk Bay. On both sides, fishermen protest and blame each other's governments. While Tamil Nadu fishermen blame the Sri Lankan Navy (SLN), fishermen in Sri Lanka protest and urge the Indian government to resolve this conflict. The SLN periodically detained and arrested fishermen from Tamil Nadu in southern India.

The tension heating up in Palk Bay is not a good sign amid the discussions on the proposed Indo-Sri Lanka connectivity plans with the proposed land bridge and tunnel across the Palk Strait to connect Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu with Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. The International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), which divides the b...