India and Sri Lanka's violent fight over fish

[@johnnyharris]

Hey everyone, I hope you liked this third episode of Borders India. Two more to go! BTW the idea for this video came from the locals in India. I asked for story ideas and many of you told me to look into this issue. So thank you to everyone who suggested it! I would have never stumbled upon this otherwise. Also, If you want to help me make Vox Borders bigger and better, check out the Video Lab: bit.ly/vox-video-membership See you next week!

[@MiyuruWeerarathna]

Johnny Harris come to Sri Lanka. You can make some amazing content for Borders. Was waiting till my country would be featured in a Vox Borders documentary.

[@n1rvv]

Amazing work as always Johnny, keep carrying vox!

[@Gmnlshr]

@UC2hp1NxGdKpDYPav4PdsfBw Our country is being overpowered simply by China, even our President is currently having a hard time defending our sovereignty.

[@rahultheone]

This is just for Political gain.

[@litazo6574]

visit NORTHEAST INDIA

[@teabagfc]

Johnny uses the metric system when discussing the distance between the two countries. That man will go far in life.

[@krisdegs3985]

I know he said kilometers!! Hahahahahah it got my attention hahah

[@gotoastal]

But he lost me when he said prawns instead of shrimp

[@n3bu1a]

@@gotoastal that's what they're called

[@gogo8965]

@@gotoastal prawns and shrimps are different species

[@leonardocavalcante1653]

@@gogo8965 shrimps are better

[@pameshkumarcoc]

I live in India and doesn't even know about this situation, our Media doesn't focus on these problems. Thank you for making this video and help us aware of this

[@golubhai1910]

there was lot of buzz in the media once in remember about fishermen being captured by sri lankan navy

[@aviz213]

Pamesh Kumar they dont show because India is culprit here

[@a.s8481]

@@bluetitan5666 TRUE 😂✌

[@a.s8481]

Indian fishermen regularly enter the border of Bangladesh illegally. Our BGB detained the thieves and sent them to jail. And the Indian BSF helps thief fishermen. Even BSF and illegally enter the border to free these thieves from jail. Before I thought stealing fish is done only in the border of Bangladesh. Now I see Indian fishermen stealing fish even on Sri Lanka's border.

[@a.s8481]

Because, u guys ar OVER PATRIOTIC ☺ that's why , the crimes committed by the people of your country against the neighboring country are not publicized in your media. 🐂😒

[@losttraveler7673]

The real loser in this conflict is the sea life.

[@danielfitri97]

True

[@SunilThakur-bp5bh]

So true

[@askinc102]

Alright, now stop eating seafood

[@Ujjawal_YouTube]

Yes Indian government should stop or control fishing industry to protect marine lives and we are all concerned about eco system BUT only India is not culprit why Western countries people and media don't question there government about destruction of marine lives, illegal fishing in Atlantic, killing whales, leakage of crude oil in sea... And many more issues which are hidden under carpet because western countries paint themselves innocent everywhere and all wrong is done by Asians, Africans

[@jaatindian3738]

What?

[@tanishaarathore27]

indians when got to know about this: "so we are the bad guys here?", honestly indian media just ignores these problems, i mean they will literally have a 1 hr segment for a bollywood actresses ootd rather than talking abt the real national problems.

[@axel665]

Why Indian coast guard don't stop it

[@PJ-qd8db]

@@axel665 Indian cost guard was deployed in Pakistan and Bangladesh due to war.

[@mrthinker321]

@@axel665 lost of tamil votes. not to mention the how the regional party will use it to cause riots

[@bumbastickbubblegum]

Not 1 but a 4hr segment each day for 3-4 months and if there's anytime left you can watch hundreds of debates on ind vs pak, why modi is the best and a few adds for rupa undergarments 🙃

[@sidharthgupta3328]

True

[@mirugamx]

Wow! As a Tamil Indian I was never aware of what goes on the other side. The local media always painted a different picture. I did not know the Sri Lankan fishermen's plight. This vdo is real eye opener for me. Thank you.

[@Zoroxluffy1001]

@Ashwin Nair really local government? Its central government!!

[@vishalinfantraj1744]

@Ashwin Nair bro are you from local? you ever been in sea? If so tell us a way to determine Borderline? and do sea and Fishery resources belong to a particular country if there is a sea line between two countries? why people from other state don't recognize the real issue with fact and logic?

[@L._.A-06]

The Small Time Media yeah the fishery resources do belong to the country if their sea line goes across it

[@Moon-od9qo]

I didn't know either!?!

[@iamkanishkaR]

Is this real ? -from Sri Lanka.

[@AishaLikesCricket]

Vox makes me click on things I thought I had no interest in

[@CARNALGAS_TANGAS]

Same

[@LuisAntonImperial]

ikr!

[@Quicktwister]

I always click on Vox’s videos that talk about news/life crisis’s around the world, and they always give very informative information about it. No wonder I like keeping on track with them!

[@pij6277]

I am interested in you though

[@airsoftalgerie3302]

So long as it isnt political, vox is pretty cool

[@johaanmittra]

living in Tamilnadu I have not seen such a honest and informative explanation on the situation.Great video Johnny!

[@johnnyharris]

Thank you sir!

[@manojmadhusudan1519]

True that

[@shanmugarajathambi6557]

Yes

[@kkk2.077]

Vox is always great . They always report truth that's why I trust them blindly . I don't even need to Confirm the news

[@motopiknik]

So, what's your point of view on this situation?

[@namalfernando3024]

As a Sri Lankan I am very happy to see the comments by our Indian brothers & sisters. We have for long been true friends and authorities need to take the right action rather than the popular action. Superb video as well👌🇱🇰❤🇮🇳

[@harshwadhwa4286]

🇮🇳🇱🇰

[@meadowsbeauty9044]

🇮🇳🇱🇰

[@shakirshums]

Hi mchn Nice too meet you😁

[@leechee5721]

You are probably happy discriminating Tamils.

[@dhurvayuvaraja3841]

in lk Naam ellarum nanbargalagiya irukkavendum

[@nzdeepak]

There is one important aspect of the story which you missed. Most of the Indian boats which you showed are actually owned by local politicians. And therefore, they will never resolve this situation

[@nzdeepak]

@Joost It is as good a democracy as any other country in the world. Is Russia a democracy? Is US a democracy? Corruption is prevalent in all countries.

[@nzdeepak]

@Ross Piyan Maybe true. But it is not like Kerala people are saints.

[@rodi9325]

@@nzdeepak russia is not a democracy

[@naveenarora6467]

@@rodi9325 surprised pikachu face

[@attalan8732]

The US is significantly less corrupt than Russia or India. And Norway is even less corrupt than the US.

[@JeyAnirudhJekka]

I'm an indian and I'm really impressed by the way how you guys bring up news which are very far from the Indian media itself. Seriously, kudos to u

[@powerisinsoul7061]

U know where is India media busy

[@dopesick3356]

They don't focus on TamilNadu

[@satyamsingh582]

@@powerisinsoul7061 Mujhe charas do.. Mujhe ganjha do karne m 😂😂

[@7_77_.]

@@dopesick3356 yaru bro tamil nada focus panna matra? Oru tamil media avadhu indha visiyathalam report panni iruka ennamo tamil fishermen a theva illama arrest panra mari avanga net a cut panradha mattum than poduvanga ivanga panra atrocities lam endha media vum sollala still neega central govt tamil nada focus pannala nu topic a change pannitu irukinga .

[@executioner2020]

I had visited Rameswaram and live in South India. The media doesn't speak anything about this. Thanks for bringing this into our knowledge

[@arvindhmani06]

@Dheeraj Gedupudi "Important"? Unless you are one of those very fishermen in the Rameswaram-Talaimannar coastal areas, you are not equipped to talk about what issues are more important. Their lives are as important as the lives of people involved in whatever issues you deem "more important" than this.

[@rajeshsrajeshs]

@Dheeraj Gedupudi The government and media are one entity?

[@Surya-jz6te]

Wow.. sorry Srilanka. I didn't know that we were at the fault. Man, the way media is manipulating

[@rayaththamsnadhaam4013]

Should hfsji

[@hasiWills1021]

When controling media by political agendas 😞

[@hariradhakrishnan]

And you trust vox? 😂

[@hariradhakrishnan]

@Ra Su MSM is left leaning, the world over. From CNN to NDTV , New York times to Vox, BBC to The Hindu! They don't give a hoot about what Brahmins say. The only right leaning popular one is The Republic in India. I don't think anyone listens to that.

[@shreythakur602]

How do you then that this is true??

[@aravind414]

Vox borders delved in deep, usually foreign media mostly focus on north India, and project “this is India” . Good job VOX borders. I am from Tamil Nadu and I see how Tamil Nadu politicians use this scenario for their political gain.

[@authorherohero4450]

Greetings from Bali island Indonesia 😄😄

[@JohnRoX]

Aravind A.V. Just like how certain neighbors are taking advantage of some prime lesser used-trawling routes!

[@drvNYK]

It is evident that narrative worked so well.

[@akashtripurare4348]

Hey Aravind, Do you think Vox should've included Katchatheevu island part in this episode? Enlighten me please.

[@chaturamuthukumarana1809]

@@akashtripurare4348 They did, not directly, but they mentioned both sides agreed on the exact borders.

[@joyg2526]

I'd say the real losers in this whole mess are the ocean life. They have zero say in what happens to them or their habitat.

[@Mkrabs]

Nature can and will have the last laugh when it hits us with heatwaves and mass natural disasters...

[@asterphyll]

@@Mkrabs i pray for judgment day. we are a bad parasite that cannot be stopped. though there are some positive elements amongst us, the majority of our species is just inherently evil. so much for sentient beings

[@motopiknik]

Exactly.

[@Mkrabs]

@@asterphyll oh we can be stopped, either we kill each other or nature will. Let the world burn down and let it take humans with it

[@mohamedmahadi3607]

M. Krabs r/edgelord

[@ruderabbit3810]

A massive respect to the Indian friends who see this with an open mind. Anyone who crosses the borders unauthorizedly should be punished, whether the person is Sri Lankan or Indian.

[@JaspreetSinghArtist]

human rights violation against minority is legal inside the Indian border .

[@fineagain7725]

@Mr. Thanos the predators hunter if you live close to border, not knowing borderline is not an excuse.

[@fineagain7725]

@Mr. Thanos the predators hunter that's why that slap was necessary to come to sense. how did they manage to stay and fish in Indian waters before the war? You simply cannot trespass into another country without visa. It does't matter whether there is fence or not. it's a crime.

[@oakoakoak2219]

@Mr. Thanos the predators hunter There is little thing call GPS my dude. And it's not even expensive, it come with any modern phone, and maritime GPS aren't exactly luxurious. If they can afford a boat, they sire can afford a GPS.

[@haziblathif491]

@@JaspreetSinghArtist Why do you say that?

[@shreemaxi3298]

As a Tamil Indian i was like why is Sri Lankans bullying us but you did a clear video about this Thankyou and i am very sad about this situation hope this gets over

[@anonymousguy329]

Wow man, this shows different nations brainwash their citzens

[@supreme-lz5yc]

@@anonymousguy329 listen man its our lack of knowledge i may sound as protecting our country here but i think we should imporge[

[@nethcool6429]

Oh what the #### srilanka bullying India, lol what a huge joke

[@sachinalahakoon9059]

@@nethcool6429 hahaha

[@wolverine9377]

Unsolved disputes Nepal: kalapani and susta issue China: arunachal area and aksai chin issue Pakistan: Kashmir issue Solved dispute Bangladesh ✓ Srilanka✓

[@lokeshshelva1639]

HEY VOX. i am from tamilnadu. Till now the reason for the conflict was not know to the people. All we knew was that the Sri Lankan government has tried to forcefully stop innocent fishermen. But it turns out that they were trying to save their country's economy. It is unfortunate that no one here in tamilnadu knows the reason for the conflict and no one tries to look for any solution. Hope things get better.

[@shanakaamila3524]

@xiray sri lankan government is not tring to save their economy. They are tring to save their sea bed being distroyed by indian fisherman

[@undercovercia]

Tamils have been blindsided by their gov by Tamil nationalism. The say Sterlite project .. highways project protest coz centre hates Tamil nadu..u guys hate modi is ur gov any btr

[@lydia6711]

@@undercovercia .......

[@lokeshshelva1639]

@Suresh M its true

[@saideepeshmr3272]

Otha Dei..... Katcha teevu pati unnau keriyadu?.... Sure u need to be educated.....

[@siddharthsahu2101]

To be honest, I live in India (Mumbai) and have never heard of this issue. Thanks, Vox. Keeping up with the news (even just Indian news) can sometimes be difficult, and this channel simplifies things and explains them wonderfully.

[@dunnoyolo6997]

rich guy problem is doesn't know poor people problem

VISHNU VARDHAN yeah there where tamil rebellion LTTE group was formed. But at the beginning Indira Gandhi supported ltte, but eventually got neglected. Blasting Radgev Gandhi by tamil rebellion caused lots of backfire!

[@midmonk2054]

Read news paper......easy

[@shivamagarwal7780]

Same here, the Indian media is useless and works only for the government which pressures it to display pro-government propoganda. Great to have a channel like Vox

[@makeyourlifeeasy9619]

@@vishnuvardhan3047 this guy is idiot..I am from north most part of India , uttarakhand.. and I know this situation from many yrs...

[@C24-l1b]

"I was slapped once and it took me a whole week of recover" Is this a South Indian film?

[@prashr4075]

the one who slapped must have been Vijaykanth Fan

[@optimusprime1598]

He said "anji naal"... I think he said 5 days by that...

[@Aparichit121]

Hahahahah,😁😁😁😁

[@iamnietta1940]

Probably it was a “gun-slap” or something 🙄🤣😂

[@ashwingiri1510]

😂😂😂

[@thishandelisntavailable]

As an Indian I understand the plight of Sri Lankans. We are clearly wrong here. New Delhi needs to focus on improving relations with Sri Lanka

[@thishandelisntavailable]

@@609neo what relations with tamil nadu ? Tamil Nadu is a state of India of India with full control over laws of its own and police. New Delhi's the capital

[@tell5g]

@@karunaharanv6617 r u talking about tamil nadu ,then nobody is interested.

[@Ballu12345]

Tamils hate Indians India has controlled too Many territories illegally

[@thishandelisntavailable]

@@Ballu12345 Tamils are indians. Like it or not. There's national sentiment in tamil nadu. If Tamils hated india, Kashmir valley like situation would've been there. Instead, every school going child in tamil nadu recites the national anthem every morning

[@rajnirawat3211]

@@Ballu12345 Tamil Nadu people love communism but surely love their country. I live in Tamil Nadu and can assure you we certainly are more Indian than you. Though I am not ethnic Tamil.

[@TheCass240]

These fishers 100% know they are breaking the law. They shouldn't complain when they get caught, If that's a risk they are willing to take

[@Petey5]

Normally I'm not on the side of "if you can't do the time don't do the crime" mentality, because a lot of laws are unjust, but these fishermen do it purely for profit. I have little sympathy.

[@lydia6711]

I'm from Tamilnadu but I don't live in rameshwaram but as a child i spent a lot of time near the area cause of relatives still go there quite often you should also understand these ppl are poor and the gov used them to boost the economy but now to continue with it to help the economy and to feed their kids they need to do this. The indian gov is now ignoring their pleas of help to change their fishing ways but they completely ignore them. It's a risk they take to feed their families they live on a day to day income basis.

[@kkk2.077]

That is a very complicated border so I will not say that it's 100% the fault of fishermen . You can see their condition they are not very rich ,government should take a step forward and give them big boats so that they can fish deep into the sea . We are surrounded by water from 3 sides and we need to dig the gold out of Water to overcome the extreme poverty

[@asterphyll]

@@lydia6711 its wrong to take from what does not belong to us. the means never justify the end. if they want to feed their families they should do something else. just look at the number of trawlers....disgusting export-profit mentality. Sri lanka definitely havent done anythng wrong. we (india) are only bullying them because we can. I would like to see indian fishermen entering chinese waters and fish there to "feed their families"

[@sharann3482]

Petey Yh me neither but the situation of both sides is understandable but they are forced to as they have no alternative until now. India is more developed and can develop alternative jobs than Sri Lanka

[@cucco1]

Crossing borders defined by two governments illegally, fishing illegally in restricted territory and wondering why you have been face slapped...

[@tralx5268]

For real he was lucky he got only slapped. Every Indian board on Sri lankian territory should be dealt hard with like they do. Prison and taking boat away. Making an example to others. No warning.

[@arun0921]

Sometimes In deep sea they won't know borders etc these fisherman are poor to have GPS and those stuff

[@fuzailhasan7856]

@@arun0921 if the Indian Government Local and National are truly for the people then its their responsibility to provide these fishermen GPS etc so that they can stay in Indian waters

[@cucco1]

@@fuzailhasan7856 this.

[@cucco1]

@@arun0921 this can be helped with regularly checked buoys and a safe zone around the borders to prevent conflict

[@swaraj_ballal8612]

The one who makes music for u guys definitely needs a raise .

[@chiraggupta1186]

Seriously every vox video have amazing BGM

[@peterschmidt5583]

His name is right in the credits at the end of the video. "original music by Tom Fox".

[@SalihSabir]

I was the 1K like

[@swaraj_ballal8612]

@@SalihSabir airgato gosaimas 🙏

[@K300-v1e]

How u know maybe he's the best paid of them lol

[@TheOpposition]

Don't mean to distract but couldn't stopped laughing as one Indian fisherman mentioned "I was slapped and it took week to recover'.😂😂😂

[@mehulsingh8392]

Lol

[@jaikrishna3512]

Its a translation error... He said "i was beaten up and it took 5 days to recover".. tamil can be tricky at times

[@a.m.861]

I don’t speak fisherman but I think he implied getting knocked out

[@abhiii100]

Selmon bhai ka thappad tha

[@TheOpposition]

@Nish Fernandez that's one 'tight' slap 😏

[@jacobevansonsolomon9326]

This finally Gives a very different perspective to look at this issue. As a Tamizhan, I thought Srilankans were killing innocent Tamils. But I can also see that we are destroying their lifestyle

[@ChamathYapa]

That's what Indian politicians and media want you to believe. It really is nice to see people coming to realize a situation in its true sense after listening to reason. Cheers!

[@tejasmohite2651]

Blame Tamil Nadu government

[@kkk2.077]

@@ChamathYapa Not Indian media but Tamil Nadu local politics and media

[@nandanr7895]

It's state media's wrong information to tamils and so called national media's don't care attitude about south

[@Jaylio]

That’s right Jacob, your in the wrong :,)

[@fateek2249]

when vox does a better job of covering issues than local media

[@ash7386]

EXACTLY!!! As an Indian I had no idea about this conflict!

[@tobiasbarzydlo9250]

I'm sorry for the Indian fishermen, but I say BAN all trawler-type ships, PERIOD, ya gotta find some *other* way to get yer fish! Trawling is too destructive.

[@kkk2.077]

Agree , but Trawler type ships are used by many Western countries too . They should start banning it first

[@jamielawrence820]

@@kkk2.077 Why should one wait for another country to stop first, that's not a very good arguement.

[@thefpvlife7785]

@@kkk2.077 Two wrongs don't make a right. Poor rebuttal Sir.

[@franciscosobralcorreia9772]

They are banned in Portugal, all other countries are late. It is very hypocritical to talk about plastics and global warming but not a direct action such as destructive fishing.

[@siddheshmahajan50]

They are banned in India too. It's just the remotely located fisherman who get away with it.

[@merlelybird2726]

I live in Sri Lanka right now. When driving around in the area of Sri Lanka that was part of the war, you can seriously sense it. Those areas are very under developed. In fact my husband’s family fled that area in the beginning of the war and moved south. We recently went to visit his family that moved back after the war. My husband showed me around a vacant village. In the walls of the vacant homes were bullet holes and overgrown with trees since there were no roofs anymore. We didn’t stay long since elephants are now ruling that area but, I still visit those rooms with bullet holes in my day dreams. I think of what Sri Lanka could be if this war never happened!!

[@achilles1541]

Srilankan prime minister bandaranike's action was the reason for the war.He make sinhala official language to attract sinhala votes.

[@NarasimhaDiyasena]

It would be Singapore, before Singapore became Singapore- Li Kuan Yu came to Sri Lanka before the war and was so inspired by what he learned he built Singapore to be just like it. Unfortunately Sri Lanka is now defaulting on its debts and will most likely go bankrupt by June this year as Bonds start to mature.

[@autoworld871]

1983 Black July Riots were engineered and nicely executed by RAW to mobilize tamils in Sri Lanka around those tamil militant groups, to teach a good lesson to Sri Lanka for staying with Pakistan in 1971 war

[@sreenathgopinathan5415]

@@autoworld871 Pakistan is paying the price for harbouring Terrorists and Terrorism industry as the Foreign affairs minister of India called it recently. It's unfortunate that SriLanka supported Pakistan in 1971 India Pakistan war

[@myurenj4469]

​@@autoworld871 nonsense. Don't downplay the severity of the genocide. Riots were done by Sinhala Buddhists.

[@lakshayaggarwal3426]

When a foreigner informs you about your own country's issues 😅

[@priyesh_wngman7]

LOL... several times!

[@dharneeshn1268]

😅

[@grubbybum3614]

Vox oppresses people

[@axalate4572]

I know riiiight

[@uvnok]

Lakshay Aggarwal yeah . Bhai Hasan Minhaj also 😂😂😂😂

[@vigneshchander548]

I am in Chennai. Indian There Indian medias are not interested in this news But I follow your channel good job

[@sakthiprasanna8010]

Lol our media portrays that the Indian fishermen are 100% innocent and the Lankan navy as monsters.

[@boomgamer4522]

This was in the news, stop watching YT and watch TV News channels

[@chennivalavan5712]

Totally true, our media focuses only on news that would fetch them more views

[@mrht6094]

@@sakthiprasanna8010 That's how world works.😇

[@jolly1993ification]

You are probably following the wrong media persons

[@Ark--fn8my]

destroy their own ecosystem, depleted supplies of fish and other sea food, decide to ilegally farmed foreign country that rely on sea food wHy iS oUR fIShErMaN gEtTiNG ArReStEd

[@gmuzix9893]

just as i was thinking like wth hw the indians acting like the victims

[@Photonblastt]

Well it isnt that indians are also very high off (i am not protecting them either) if you see both of the countries fishermen have pooor back grounds so dont leave your opinion like that

[@nikil6395]

We're really at fault (Indian)

[@rutvikrs]

It's not India that is "pretending to be a victim" its the community which is interviewed. For the official at 1:27 is Indian. Sheesh people lack nuance.

[@AntyboyMD]

Ark thank you!!!!!!

[@noornadha6196]

There are other reasons why the navy is guarding the borders: 1. People are illegally coming into Sri Lanka and there are people that are illegally leaving Sri Lanka to settle in other countries. 2. Drug trading business happens in the borders as well. (Recently there was a Corona outbreak among the fishermen's in that region)

[@DulanjanWijenayake]

Yes u r 💯 correct. It's not only a problem of crossing borders for overfishing but also for other illegal activities

[@thetruth9116]

@@DulanjanWijenayake As if the Indian and Sri Lankan politicians are honest people?

[@wehushi_sushi]

Indian fisherman fish in Sri-Lanka waters Sri-lanka does something back Indian fisherman: surprised Pikachu face

[@ohlawd3699]

Well at least it's just a suprised pikachu face! 😂👍

[@azulamazigh2789]

on point. and they act like they are the victims.

[@Dineshkumarnk]

Does something back? You mean killing them, shooting them? If only we had a good TN government who look upon this issue, you will be suckling your thumb.

[@luizmatthew1019]

@@Dineshkumarnk They crossed the border illegally. That's what haappens.

[@shakyamohanty5798]

@@Dineshkumarnk So you are saying you will cross border illegally destroying other side's livelihood ?

[@eliking5071]

This man said he got slapped and it took a week to recover 😂

[@Opi0id-z]

Yea slapped as in slapped with a closed fist

[@nabeel9187]

It literally translates to slapped But it implies knocked out.

[@thechasser1890]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@FireDeath451]

The translations are so bad. Kinda just translated into whatever the producers thought would be the most interesting wordage to show.

[@ericwong4213]

it's E-Honda's slap technique.

[@10shatrunjay]

Now I need an OverSimplified video about The Fish Wars.

[@jessehalliday9087]

My Men lol

[@xoxy-_-3401]

Lol

[@LoafofCabbage]

Another mini wars video!

[@doomguy2135]

this enraged the brits, who punished us severely

[@Ra_Eye]

Indian fisherman: *steals fish and destroys seabed* Sri lanlan fisherman: Dude! uncool.

[@preetyyadav8543]

Meanwhile, our media is like omg Chinese, Americans, Sri Lankans, Nepalese, Pakistanis are bullying us. we don't even try to investigate things that are happening and start to give them hatred. we need to be aware of these situations guys.

[@bhatusonawane7054]

Shirlankan navy directly open fire on our fishermen without warning that is the problem

[@AsokaTw-mz3lr]

@@bhatusonawane7054 not true. navy is not allowed to shoot at civilians.

[@eshikaudayanawanigasekara]

​@@AsokaTw-mz3lr they are passing international boarders. Shoot is international law. Go to court then.

[@stevensont6681]

As a Sri Lankan Tamil and with all due respect to my Indian Tamil neighbors, please do not destroy our livelihood.

[@digthis9111]

As an Indian i would like to apologize

[@kviolin1313]

Even i d like to apologise

[@noname13years62]

I'm really sorry on behalf on my country men.

[@akashshah1062]

As if a fisherman would read this comment.

[@thouseef7614]

From Tamil Nadu, India..I can clearly see daily how it is being politicized for their own hunger..if one can beyond interpretation we can say they're firing coz we r crossing..but this is not the only truth..we have rigged the ocean floor scratched the bottom enough..but still we continue.. really embarrassing

[@milk-yv1eg]

The Indian fisherman act shocked when they’re actions have consequences and they punished illegally passing the border

[@2000voltz]

@stewboy craigie the border was set up in the 70s

[@hilorsharma]

What if Trump says let's shoot any Mexican who crosses the border? That'd be cool with you, right?

[@kkk2.077]

That border is an Invisible line

[@jamielawrence820]

@stewboy craigie one still shouldn't break international law due to tradition

[@hyprolxag]

K KK 2.0 It is not literally "invisible", when fishing near the border, fishermen must use GPS system to alert them when they are near the border

[@MiyuruWeerarathna]

Wow Vox boundaries finally featured something about Sri Lanka too! Nice documentary. This indeed is a chronic issue we face with our neighbor India. Do come here too ! You’re more than welcome Vox. Coming from a Sri Lankan Fan.

[@JayanaKalansuriya]

Miyuru Weerarathna 🇱🇰❤️💯

[@shanhussain6114]

Vox Borders... Not boundaries 😝

[@MiyuruWeerarathna]

Abol Tabol the Indians are to blame. Law is law. It’s an agreed border. Adhering matters.

[@MiyuruWeerarathna]

Ross Piyan really? That’s what you took out of this? Wow!! What happened in the east when the Islamic extremists bombed a church which was mostly attended by Tamil Christians? Shows your allegiance. 😉😉

[@tharinduwijesinghe8255]

Don't cross the boarder iligaly don't steal your neighbors stuff. Problem solved

[@atriacharya2967]

Hey bro most of us love SL

[@shshsh11]

sri lanka is a terrorist state

[@tharinduwijesinghe8255]

@@shshsh11 joy love and bliss,🇱🇰😂😂

[@nevindumuthukumarana167]

@@shshsh11 like india support to LTTE terrorist group?

[@janaravi5397]

@@nevindumuthukumarana167 they are not terrorist they stand for the rights of tamil eelem

[@rubenhayk5514]

Every poacher have to be slapped 52 times so it take them whole year to recover.

[@misbah4269]

😂😂😂😂

[@breezage7611]

Ruben Hayk dude this comment made my day 😂

[@anirudhsriram6600]

😂😂😆😆🤣🤣

[@aleckznorth5898]

😂😂😂😂

[@lightcerous1093]

He said 5 days not 1 week lol

[@lucakanga8537]

"I was slapped once and it took me a week to recover" ~Indian Fisherman 2019.

[@exilverified9842]

Bad subtitles are bad.

[@bonnybenacus5538]

@@exilverified9842 They didn't translate some statements.... Otherwise the translation is quite accurate...

[@Babumoshai..]

Kollywood

[@ValueYourTimeOnEarth]

Luca Kanga you know that is code for being anally penetrated in sailor talk.

[@lightcerous1093]

He actually said 5 days

[@spider_flop]

As a Sri Lanakan I feel very happy reading these comments.

[@mayak8963]

me being (Yes part Finnish too) part Indian and Sri Lankan, allergic to fish, not sure where I stand on this topic ... habae mamath ehemai, lots of people supporting S.L for once!

[@daylasedefri7927]

Yes bros i support sri lanke

[@jayasris4131]

Me and most of tamils where never knowing these ... Our media doesn't show the other side ... Sry for it

[@naveens2561]

@Robb Skipper BJP doesn't control tamilian minds.Most of us hate BJP.

[@ivanvera7039]

Hey, greetings from México

[@Yashwanth4u]

I am an Indian, I am a Tamilan. And i love my Srilankan Tamil people. Sorry for the trouble.

[@Yashwanth4u]

@HMZ My seeman? Lol😂

[@ronraji]

Iam Sri Lankan Tamil born in Germany, Ive visted Tamil nadu more often than sri lanka itself. 🙏

[@pavithran079]

@@ronraji pls come more often. It’s our home

[@TechnoBot-2002]

🙂🙂

[@yahavan3008]

தலைவா வீ லவ் யு டூ

[@moonflowr]

being the kid of Indian Tamil immigrants to the US my mom always taught me to respect our Sri Lankan brothers and sisters, so this really breaks my heart because everyone is suffering, mostly the Sri Lankan fishermen, and the environment is suffering in the process. much love to you guys in Sri Lanka, hoping the conflict gets resolved

[@ian_9519]

Respect your mom bro.

[@weaponx2065]

we love you too love

[@IamTheZuZu]

"I was slapped once and it took a week for me to recover" at 8:19. I know this is a serious issue and I am sorry for laughing but that caught me off guard. 😂

[@kaijiesoo8588]

IamTheZuZu some slap. want to meet the guy who did it

[@brianfong5711]

@@kaijiesoo8588 Maybe slap is part of the saying "slap on the wrist", but gone terribly wrong.

[@foopiez]

HOW CAN HE SLAP...!!!

[@brians4640]

Actually what he said translated into English was that he got hit on the face repeatedly. The subtitles in this case were wrong.

[@harshsinha3644]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that's hilarious

[@bigcheemo]

i wanna know who slapped the dude so hard it took him a week to recover

[@avathomas4705]

Omar Cheema I laughed too hard at this

[@hoixthegreat8359]

It's a bad translation, it means something more like "knocked out"

[@rahulmohanseyon2007]

He said they punched him not slap.

[@sonnyk4840]

That's all bullsh--. That guy is a total drama queen.

[@ShihanShiya156]

Srilankan navy

[@eshaanzahid5073]

I was never ashamed being an INDIAN but when, i saw this my heart broke

[@aravindgtr]

Learn about katchatheevu bro

[@razrxo]

I don't mind that u guys are stealing our fish but y'all really messed up our colorful coral reefs and seabeds, thats what I'm most angry about

[@buwanakaperera]

@@razrxo what do you mean you dont mind? This entire video is about how communities in Sri Lanka is affected by this. I'm sorry that your postcard corals are being damaged. Stop being so privileged.

[@pavaramanupriya4457]

Thank you very much for understanding the truth.

[@keziasharlyn8389]

Me too. And I also live on the tip of India, and speak Tamil. My mother has told me about the killing of the Tamils in Sri Lanka and that made me think that Sri Lanka was bad. But we Indians are to blame too. We stole fish from Sri Lanka while it was in a civil war.

[@LeahandLevi]

These videos set a great standard for what I think youtube has become (in some ways). A place where individuals and organizations can share stories that open doors to worlds they might not have seen otherwise.

[@katiegonzalez6849]

Idk what the Indian dude complaining about. My guy it's not your area, u legit have no right to complain about anything.

[@IndianGamer-fe7jo]

They don't have GPS systems or proper demarcation lines in the sea. It's hard to know when you cross, so it feels unfair when you get punished for it

[@rakasiwi3178]

@@IndianGamer-fe7jo they knew they are deep into srilanka territory, but do it anyway. The one to blame herr is indian govt keep silence about it becouse its actuallh produce money for them and if the fisheman got cought it none of the givt problem

[@ibrahimsaladsomo9612]

@@IndianGamer-fe7jo then how did they somehow know to stay within their border before the Sri Lankan civil war? As an outsider it looks like indian fishermen took advantage of their conflict and capitalized on it.

[@adizen1]

the problem is that these people are poor and its the job they have been doing for several decades as the competition rises they also depend on crossing the borders its just another overall problem

[@dhakshinaamhoorthychandras4621]

@Katie the Indian govt gave away an island named Kutch where the waters are rich in sea life to Sri Lanka without thinking about its ramifications and the losses it'll bring to Indian fishermen. This is the actual root cause for this conflict and adding to it you never really know if you have crossed Indian waters out there. If it wasn't for the Indian govt's negligence, this wouldn't even be a problem.

[@Onneukbaar]

So let me get this straight? The Indians destroyed the ecosystem in their own sea, now they want to do the same in Sri Lankan waters but are crying when they get caught?

[@ivano_liyanage]

Whole video put in the best form mate!

[@RavianXReaver]

Exactly!

[@advityat]

Unfortunately that is exactly what we are doing. As someone who was born and raised in Tamil Nadu, the situation is really depressing. More so because I have worked extensively with the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees and it is precisely those refugees (now returnees) who can't compete with the Indian trawlers.

[@thedarkside3178]

Yup our almost entire coastline are wrecked here from overfishing now these brain dead are venturing to Pak and Sri Lanka border .

[@koki6430]

@@advityat trawlers are banned in many countries including sri lanka, but India not only destroying their own ego system but also destroying sri lanka's eco system

[@leahozhantortune771]

Iceland and Britain: Hehe First time?

[@pinklasagna8328]

*flashbacks*

[@stylinsandwich]

Cod war

[@karthick_D]

I am from Tamil Nadu India ,and I think fisherman should not cross the strait

[@sounderrajendran3311]

You have to understand the seriousness if someone risks their lives for it. They literally have no other option that to risk their lives to catch some fish or return empty handed to their starving kids back home. Losing Kachatheevu was Indian Government's fault and Indians are paying the price for it.

[@IliasJoels]

@@sounderrajendran3311 They should risk their lives to do something else, instead of stealing from another poor community. They have no right to cross that border and fish in their seas. Imagine China coming in and saying but i need to feed my starving kids back home.

[@grubbybum3614]

@@sounderrajendran3311 India has a fast growing economy, they can easily find another job. They're just lazy.

[@karthick_D]

@@sounderrajendran3311 it is same for Sri Lankan fisherman if we steel from there territory they have no other option they should return empty handed to there starving kids back home

[@Sathish_12]

Most of these fisherman hav no idea they r in their territory and also some claim that sri lankan navy just attack them even they r in our border!

[@theequalizer6784]

As an Srilankan, i apologize for that SLAP

[@rang....-._.-....0.]

When there is repeated breach and the Indian side continue to do it, Srilankan authorities need to take firm action. What's at stake is Srilankan people's livelihood as well as their ecology - That's high stake obviously. India wouldn't tolerate it if it was the other way round. The Indian govt. choose to do nothing, which is shameful to me as an Indian. It is stealing. I can understand dependence over the years for Indian side of fisherman too, but what's not ours is not ours. There has to be an impetus from govt. to supplement their livelihood without stealing from a neighbour and let go of revenues from these waters. Pragmatically too, this conflict wont be in India's favour. We need cooperation within subcontinent more than ever. This should be mended ASAP.

[@valvetti54]

But we will repay it soon.. After hindia dissolved... But then all ur tooth will gone..in our slap

[@DoMN15]

But how can she slap?

[@blackbanana6186]

Thats a good one 😂😂😂

[@TheOpposition]

I think man needs more than your apology, after all he took one whole week to recover. 😂

[@crazyim5]

Politics aside for a second, can we appreciate how incredibly beautiful the landscape is?!

[@arman2998]

No

[@我爱您中国]

Not until india stop blaming other people and then does evil on others

[@hakanoodles9685]

@@我爱您中国 everybody knows china policy of expansionism

[@我爱您中国]

@@hakanoodles9685 everybody knows endia is good at spreading hatred in youtube

[@ritik434]

@@我爱您中国 and china in spreading Covid everywhere.

[@HDWl-ng3yi]

As a sri lankan i can confirm sri lankan fish is tastier than indian fish 😂 Thats why indians cross borders

[@ganesha513]

❤😂😂

[@Yas-rr8ke]

I never noticed tbh

[@donmudit2257]

Its happened when sea and shore is not pollutued...Fish is not tasty in Uk France boarders as heavy ships moving always then it is not good for healthy fishes...You may point out as a joke but there is reality in your comment ..

[@Yas-rr8ke]

@@donmudit2257 ah that makes sense.

[@maniz213]

The camera work, narration and presentation all are splendid..

[@strider029]

That's John Harris' work, one of the best in Vox. Since the first episode until today he never disappointed.

[@iqbalsaputra9877]

And shining shimmering

[@vinoths1613]

out of all the fight going on finally someone notices.

[@kma7199]

Thanks VOX ! Literally no Indian media speaks about this ! You have shed the light !

[@maddyc503]

It's wrong of us to do this. We should respect sovereignty of Sri Lanka. Plus why are we using such detrimental technology 🙄

[@muralidharreddychalla3877]

Cause money.

[@tngdrczp120]

Madhav Kaushal For GREED!

[@muralidharreddychalla3877]

@@tngdrczp120 they are not in greed, they are in need.

[@GRIMRAJ]

Haha u r if not litrate about ur own country history whose fault is it .... india infact should claim compensation to srilanka

[@advityat]

@@YourHighnessThaKING whosoever's waters those maybe, we have no business fishing the way we do. It's ruined our side of the waters completely already. There is no justifying our fishing methods. That is exactly what needs to change.

[@VERRATENMEMESANDCOD]

It's so sad to see communities that were like brothers turn against each other because of greed

[@notanthraxx3172]

Not because of greed but to survive

[@Benziiish]

Damn! Imagine being slapped so hard i takes you a week to recover lmao

[@nelgunewardena2069]

That's the sri Lankan navy for you 🤣

[@heathenfire]

The subtitles are wrong. As a person who can understand Tamil and speak it to a certain extent, he didn't just say 'slapped'. He used a word that means something like 'thrashed'. I didn't understand the Tamil exactly but he also said something about his eye being swollen later. There were no subtitles for that. Come on, he clearly spoke like 2-3 sentences, but there was a subtitle only for one sentence

[@karthikiyer7678]

the translation is something more like 'beaten' rather than slapped. he clearly mentions having a wound there. They use sticks and all other sorts of devices on fishermen after they are caught. not justifying the indians' actions, but it was closer to beaten than slapped

[@Benziiish]

@@heathenfire Yeah could've almost guessed that it got lost in translation. Nevertheless, thanks for the clarification!

[@siddykay8434]

Probably sprained his jaw lol

[@subruhh]

Kinda fun to finally understand the language spoken by the people being interviewed, and not just read the English subs.

[@manuelbonet]

Are the subtitles good?

[@adikshithojha3666]

@@manuelbonet they're accurate for the most part. The inaccuracies only come from things being lost in translation.

[@shanmugarajathambi6557]

True

[@Y0ug0glenc0co]

lmao right

[@swetha.9108]

I know right. Finally!

[@Syntax_Sensei]

As a Sri Lankan what i got to say is both parties should -repect each other- get together and have a huge party in the middle of the sea

[@PrinceSwaggy]

I agree

[@akashshah1062]

😂😂

[@sonushaw6606]

🤣

[@sanafizasana4351]

After covide Yes🎊

[@elizaiv]

This is how meaningful travel videos/journalsim is made - kudos, Johnny, for listening to the community in choosing this topic, on interviewing and presenting both sides' perspective and bringing light into the issue for the wider community! Hopefully it's resolved soon in a peaceful way!

[@anonymousnow563]

Sri Lanka's Navy: "Hippity hoppity, this ship is now our property."

[@felixd2136]

Indian fisherman: "Hippity hoppity these fishing grounds are now our property."

[@mr_reddii07]

Indian fisherman : shut up the Indian Ocean is ours and the waters for fishing..... neither it is sri Lanka's

[@jubjub9904]

@@mr_reddii07 pretty sure the borders says other wise

[@kalechips3216]

@@roshinieranaweera1580 Im pretty sure thats the british after decades of colonization and also SL's coming to india. I agree that the Tamil people are at fault, more so the politicians but in reality, the tamil people and SL people have a lot in common and need to work for a common goal to respect each others borders

[@ishouldbestudying251]

He’s already miles ahead of where he should be right now

[@tahiriperera2139]

It's so lovely that you did this!I'm Sri lankan and it's so rare that our smaller communities get highlighted so thank you so much!

[@chaturamuthukumarana1809]

This is actually a true portrayal of the situation. The Indian fishermen depleted the resources in their own waters, now they want to deplete the fishing resources of Sri Lanka. That is so unfair. Leave Sri Lankan people alone - this is their livelihood and their waters.

[@Mkrabs]

@@lonapriyadharshan3957 the idina govm

[@rajc2257]

Chatura Muthukumarana India just has to find a way to make The fishing waters of Sri Lanka their waters. Perhaps the IN could help

[@chaturamuthukumarana1809]

@@rajc2257 The IN only has the power to enforce the law; nothing else. Indian central govt. has clearly and specifically accepted the fishing waters of Sri Lanka and the Indian Supreme Court has affirmed it. Once you accept the boundaries, you cannot change it. If you try to change it after accepting it, China and Pakistan and Russia will redefine their own boundaries to capture India. Then IN will have to worry about CPN, RN and PN, rather than SLN.

[@rajc2257]

Chatura Muthukumarana ok I doubt Pakistan,China and Russia will fight India but if Sri Lanka disrespects India the IN should try sinking a ship as a warning

[@vasanth2637]

I'm from Tamilnadu, India .Medias here doesn't talk about the truth on the other side(Sri Lanka), we always believed that Srilankan army is disturbing our Indian fishermen,but now I understand who is the real reason for this Dispute.

[@jayeshsuryawanshi213]

I'm Indian but really feel bad for the deprived Sri-lankan community. Indian poachers and fishermen should stop this ASAP

[@GRIMRAJ]

Lol illiterate

[@cratoss.4772]

@@GRIMRAJ *illiterate

[@witcher2528]

Where is your Indian pride, dear friend? We must cause the lankans to kneel before us due to their ungratefulness

[@bent3687]

@@witcher2528 Someone is full of themselves. I'm ethnically Indian and it's honestly disgusting to see how rude our people are to those around us. You sound like a British colonizer.

[@GRIMRAJ]

@@cratoss.4772 thanks in mobile its tough to identify and ensure

[@patlab555]

I love India, but guys, here you are not only crossing the border to steal foods which are not yours, but you are also destroying the fishing places of Sri Lanka! You have no excuses! On this one I am 100% with Sri Lanka

[@anitagarg3316]

Please know both sides before saying anything , Indian fisherman cross the border because there is an island called kachathivu which was native fishing ground for Indians but it was given away by Indian government to srilanka without the acceptance of Indian fisherman , and hence they still consider it as their territory and cross the border

[@patlab555]

@@anitagarg3316 You, you did not read my comment!

[@bonnybenacus5538]

@@anitagarg3316 Anyway there is a border which was decided by both governments and a rule not too cross..... If you are a citizen of a country you must obey it's rule.... And no country will allow if their resources gets stolen by someone else...

[@DL-ik2pl]

@Rushikesh Gupte What kind of Artificial fisheries you are talking ? Already has GPS monitoring system in NAVY"S. YOu haven't given the solution for that.

[@DL-ik2pl]

@@anitagarg3316 It was belongs to sri lanka , Indians were using it while sri lankan were in the war.

[@Ira.rk.5]

I had no idea this issue was this big because of the neglect of our own mainstream Indian media. Thank you, Johnny and Vox!

[@undercovercia]

Tamil media is pro TN gov.. national media wouldn't irk Tamil gov

[@chamothnimanka3301]

Iam from srilankan.I would like to THANK to India for all help for long time.please don't destroy our friendship.I love india.

[@atriacharya2967]

We are sorry bro. Most of us love SL. Ans this problem isn't given half as much importance as it should in India.

[@velvignesh170]

You love India, but You hate Tamils, right??😒

[@atriacharya2967]

@@velvignesh170 I study in Vellore and have Tamil friends. Don't know what you're talking about.

[@velvignesh170]

@@atriacharya2967 i wasn't replying to you. I was replying to @Chamoth Nimanka

[@atriacharya2967]

@@velvignesh170 sorry for the misunderstanding

[@aryangupta4364]

Indian:Can I steal ur fish Sri Lankan: no Indian: U mean yes Sri Lankan : Cannon goes boom boom

[@aryangupta4364]

@Charlie Chaplin what hate. This really happened and i just added some humour to it just to make it less depressing. Sarcasm brings people together anyway

[@farhan6057]

@UDDIPAN MONDAL whu did they even fight in the first place?

[@oifelixcomeherebroe3831]

@UDDIPAN MONDAL but clearly India is in the wrong here. There's nothing wrong in admitting our country's fault where it is due.

[@Nikhil_Shukla.]

@Arup Ratan Mitra shut up when someone tries to show their Army powerful from you just tell them the name Indian Army and that will be enough.

[@Nikhil_Shukla.]

@Arup Ratan Mitra I am not Arrogant I'm just showing them mirror you have some power keep it with you but do not mess with a Powerhouse. Indian Army 🇮🇳

[@q0qcky753]

Thank you for educating a lot of us. Many of us Indians, especially me, considering I'm North Indian, never see this on national or international news. I don't see how the Indian Tamils are right. Illegal is illegal. Even the Sri Lankans want peace and want to get along. The government is the root of the problem. They encourag Indians to fish more and but they don't support the Southern communities there. They're forced to go into Sri Lankan waters. Sorry, Sri Lanka. 🇮🇳❤️🇱🇰

[@VetriVel-il2zu]

What indian coast guards doing.they know everything. Guys just watching this video don't decide anything

[@mahfughaque2733]

Thanks for fair view and we should speak truth always.

[@thanos3994]

If srilanka was muslim country then india govt will make communal angle.

[@crazyhorse6885]

may be india should invade srilankan waters

[@MotivationThinker521]

@@crazyhorse6885 yes

[@PriyabrataMohapatraiitmadras]

As an Indian, I applogise to my Sri Lankan brothers.

[@jerrymandarren]

^^^This guy gets that we’re all just people. Hello from North America.

[@gumnaamhubhai4063]

Dude it is what it is

[@PriyabrataMohapatraiitmadras]

@Anonimous 1277 Well, then Indians shouldn't have trespassed their borders at the first place?

[@gsriram7]

@@PriyabrataMohapatraiitmadras Yeah easy for you to say sitting home. Do u know how many Srilankan fishermen cross borders and any idea how many of them are killed? Zero! Any idea how many Indians got killed?

[@oshadhaprabashwara3612]

Apology accepted brother

[@PiyushRaj-fv2yl]

Indian media would never cover this because they are too busy with Modi Propagandas.

[@smritidubey8562]

This is all result of TN state gov. They own those boats.

[@AnkurVashishtha01]

As an Indian, I feel it is wrong. Sri Lanka owns the water and should be catching fishes there not Indian fishermen.

[@decodingindia8974]

@Robb Skipper oh please...

[@luvkumar5096]

Why ?

[@AnkurVashishtha01]

@@luvkumar5096 Because that is how international water works

[@vivekshekhar6687]

@@AnkurVashishtha01 The North can never understand the South🤷‍♂️

[@AnkurVashishtha01]

@@vivekshekhar6687 There is no such discussion as north south here. Don't change the topic.

[@biswajitsahoo3263]

I am an indian n a proud nationalist!!but this time I am with srilanka..we did wrong ..also I feel sorry for our own tamil fishermans as neither their state nor central govt is doing anything for them to resolve thia issue.

[@SayNoToAuthoritarianism]

Biswajit sahoo honestly, if you’re government would enact sustainable fishing laws and allow time for the ecosystem to rebuild, they may be able to fish in their own waters again.

[@muthamizhselvan802]

da kandaravoli ... you don't know nothing about this

[@capitalistcommie6846]

Bhakt launda spotted

[@koolcrazy80]

Yah check what sinhala do to Tamil people there how it all start

[@Digubisht8057]

@@koolcrazy80 they are morone bro that's why Hindus are targeting everywhere without any reason

[@yashitverma8334]

Awwww.....as an Indian i kinda feel bad for sri lankan fishermen at that time

[@minch333]

For sure. The only thing I'll say in defense of the Indian fishers is that it sounds like if they don't cross the border, they're screwed as they're side of the border is depleted. It'll be hard to come up with a solution that benefits both groups, but ultimately my heart goes out for the Sri Lankan fishers on this one.

[@MrSHADEKILLA]

@@minch333 important lesson on how if you abuse your ecosystem you have to live with the consequences, not also start destroying other peoples food

[@rahulsharma-ho4pi]

@@MrSHADEKILLA Exactly that's the point ....ecosystem should be preserved and more effective way of fishing should be developed .....otherwise we don't want to called as similar to chinese

[@minorcek]

@@minch333 nobody should care if indias ecosystem is depleted. They depleted it and then continued on to do the same to someone elses. I have no sympathy for that. Ruin yours and then go ruin someone elses because you already ruined yours. Nahhhh

[@kkk2.077]

@@minorcek No but we have a lot of sea around us . We are surrounded by sea from 3 sides and fisherman can go deep inside the sea for fishing

[@mysticsoul9360]

*As an indian I apologise to our srilankan brothers*

[@blackgrizly9522]

As a Sri Lankan, your apology is happily accepted.

[@thetruth9116]

Have any Sri Lankans apologized for murdering Indian fishermen?

[@MaskedVengeanceTV]

every time your channel posts, I feel like we Are getting news people need to know about, but nobody is talking about.

[@tonysmith6967]

As an Indian I knew about Indian fishermen crossing the border to fish & this story. Good for Vox for educating about this to larger audience. Just a small extra information : State government, local government & even panchayat (mayoral type) government have warned these fishermen regularly to not cross the border but they don't listen. They are not willing to put little effort to go on eastern free side to get the fishes because it's little longer & tougher. Srilankan border side is easier & well practiced for them for last 20+years so they don't mind risking arrest over this. Also if middle man in sale of fisheries is cut they will get extra profit then they don't mind putting effort to go on longer route on free eastern side. Local & state government should work towards cutting down the middlemen but middlemen is controlled by churches & churches control the local politics.

[@shravan7623]

You mentioned churches. So most of the fishing community in Rameshwaram comprise Christians??

[@tonysmith6967]

@@shravan7623 Yes. Churches are extremely powerful in Coastal Tamil Nadu. Heavy donations that come from US, UK & Norwegian is used for aggressive proselytisation & converting all poor & lower middle class people.

[@SriramDangudubiyyam]

@ARPIT PATEL I do believe what tony mentioned is true, churches in coastal Tamilnadu region are famous and powerful too. There is good and there is bad in everything, and many times the balance goes for a toss.

[@mandamn2793]

This was the comment I'm looking for.... The whole coast of India is under the control of churches

[@bobo11871]

I am indian and I feel sorry for your loss, I hope Indian government understand what needs to be done for these people.

[@rajasounder9198]

As a Indian Tamil - this is an eye opener for me. Indian media talks about indian side of the story. They always say Sri Lanka navy is bad, never talk about what our fishermen had done

[@emanside3519]

They want war. corrupt politicians are everywhere. Their existence is war and hatred.

[@gobrrr4820]

Sri Lankan fishermen: we got no boats Sei Lankan Navy: Dont worry we got you

[@jeyaramsathees6128]

Jellycious Gaming its not the real case

[@ashwinmurali4598]

Meanwhile Indian Navy: Dont poke us, we may finish the entire Sri Lankan Navy within couple of hours. But in this case, Sri Lankans does have the rights to stop the infiltrators.

[@chamindusauranga4600]

They dont release the boats to the public. Law is still law.

[@dilippun67]

they wont it coz they knoow the damage it does

[@the80386]

@@ashwinmurali4598 "we may finish the entire Sri Lankan Navy within couple of hours" - this is something only a bully would say. a self respecting entity with moral and ethical standards will never say something like this even if they're 'technically' capable of doing it (which india is Not). it's not that simple. how hard did USA try in vietnam, iraq and afghanistan? they couldn't do it. USA even had to sign a peace agreement with taliban recently. so if you think the courageous people of Srilanka will just lie down and take it, you're in for a surprise. India's self righteous and bullying attitude has caused it to lose political and emotional support from most of it's neighbors.

[@ravemasterdbzwwe]

Indian fisherman "this is the border" S/L fisherman "yes" Indian fisherman "can i steal your fish" S/L fisherman "no" Indian fisherman "i think yes"

[@wlvl8136]

Come with the indian fishermen and show how to find the border in the sea, or please draw a line in the water...

[@pratyushtyagi6711]

Sri Lanka...help help India India from whom Sri Lanka. It's LT India Ok....no worries After war Sri Lanka to India who are you

[@lakruwantad113]

​@@wlvl8136 use the navigation system on those trawlers son. like you use it to find the land. (school boy theories )

[@kisarabandara9083]

@@lourthu7798 nope

[@jesush.christ5978]

how bout no

[@okuya7783]

“I was slapped once, it took 1 week to recover”

[@Opi0id-z]

Knockout

[@diamondbreakergaming5363]

How were is slapped

[@diamondbreakergaming5363]

Is there a India hater

[@jagan_1975]

He literally said "5 days"

[@petersamuelsnewrocksouthwa9421]

Should have slapped 3 times

[@hasithakumarasiri8343]

As a srilankan iunderstand the problem of indian fisherman .you guys have less fish harvest in your area..but i believe thats bcz of pollution of your waters..please protect sea..bcz we could not able to allow cross our border bcz those fish harvest belongs to our people..most of nothern people does not have much economic opportunities so please dont take our people's fish harvest .this is humble request..those nothern people of my country suffered enough time with lots of things now we should help to them to re build their society and families .. this is unbaised great documentary ..❤️

[@KhoPhi]

Indian Fisherman: "I was slapped once, and it took a week for me to recover."

[@MainakChakrabortyIndia]

Emotionally, he meant :P

[@thileepkumars]

This is the topic that no one covered in all of KZbin, you are awsome vox ❤️

[@angelcavegti4131]

India and Sri Lanka: fights for fish Iceland and UK: Seems familiar

[@fadeaway3716]

Suspected it was probably Indian fishermen in the wrong when I saw the notification for the video. Not surprised that this video confirms it. This is pretty much what all large countries do to their smaller neighbors (China anyone?) A damn shame.

[@nik007delta]

but unlike china, india does not use its far more powerful military to threaten its smaller neighbors

[@chiraggupta1186]

@Rehman Sattar india also arrested pakistani fisher man so many times and the hold ak-47 too

[@11305205219]

Taiwan here

[@Stale_Buns]

@@nik007delta "Far more powerful" Yea right

[@hpsauce1078]

@Rehman Sattar I mean I guess that's fair enough but that dosent seem like too big of a problem given that the Gujarat state has like a few million fishermen, 500 arrests is barely a drop in the ocean considering how many fishing boats trawl the seas of the Indian Ocean.

[@Takador]

"The government doesn't give us anything :c" They gave you the boats

[@jaszthebest]

Exactly! TN is complain boy of India.

[@lydia6711]

@@jaszthebest the boats that killed the sea life there for india's economy benefit 60 yrs ago. are yall daft.

[@death_parade]

@@lydia6711 The point is that the local people forget who gave them the boats before bad mouthing the government. 1960's India had much bigger problems than taking care of their environment. Sounds convoluted, but its true. Its human nature to put human lives above those of other lifeforms. Which is why the decision of an Indian government in 1960s to give trawlers to its fishermen is understandable. What is not understandable is the neglect of the sea-biosphere today, when the government is not facing nearly the same kind of challenges that it faced back in 1960s. Today, the government has n number of ways to resolve this. So why not do it? Is it some vested interest or a lack of it?

[@RahulRoy-id5yf]

which is destroying the sea bed

[@tushar4evr776]

They wanted it for free, maybe?? Like Tamil politicians giving free stuff?? I heard some people got TV and fridge too :)

[@stayfrost04]

As an Indian, I'm sorry about this whole mess and the hardships it caused to our neighbours. I had no idea about this ordeal faced by the Sri Lankan fisherman, maybe because I live up in the Northern India but still that's no excuse. I hope our government steps in to solve this issue, till then I believe Sri Lankan Navy has every right to enforce its sovereignty over its territorial waters and deal with those who cross the border as they deem fit.

[@maeve6363]

Prasoon Tiwari I don’t blame you you have a whole subcontinent to keep track of

[@internsbird5007]

I am Sir Lankan

[@internsbird5007]

It's sad, that people were arrested. But we can't blame the people that came over the border, it's our land and they are taking the sea bed off and the fish. Though it is sad.

[@chaturamuthukumarana1809]

It's so unfair. The Sri Lankan fishermen depend on those resources for their livelihood. The Indian fishermen used trawlers and depleted their own fishing resources, now they want to do the same for Sri Lanka.

[@qeawte2243]

i didn't know this either and i live in southern india because I'm not Tamil

[@Vichitragupta823-xm9iq]

Tamilnadu has quarells with its Neighbours Karnataka, kerala. Now I came to know they didn't leave Srilanka also 😂

[@s9ka972]

Stealing is their favourite hobby . Water from Kerala and Karnataka and Fish from Sri Lanka.

[@cameronpillay8050]

No wonder india Is so weak . No unity . Watch TN leave india and become independent 😊

[@AsokaTw-mz3lr]

@@cameronpillay8050 It's nothing to do with division, it's about justice and fairness. If SL fishermen crossed into Indian borders illegally, please arrest them too.

[@Roafhunter]

That's beacuse of their extreme nationalist ideology Tamils having trouble with the Malaysian locals too

[@vamsy7726]

i live in the same side of India.. this is totally the most transparent explanation i have ever seen.. i've been to this place.. the struggle is real.. Good Job John..

[@purplechoc69x80]

am sy, doesn’t matter how much they are struggling, that does not give them justification to cross into another country’s territory, steal fish and destroy their ecosystem just like they did to their own.

[@subrajitdey3514]

As an Indian and many of us would agree on Sri Lankan acting strictly against Indian fishermen.. they did a crime they deserves to be punished

[@vatonohablo]

um... don't cross their border and don't steal, maybe?

[@hilorsharma]

Imprisoning, yes. Confiscation of boats - yes. Killing - NO!

[@sakethravuri3023]

Nah it's our fault

[@ChrisM-bn5vr]

Ram So India should have the right to all the waters near Sri Lanka, and destroy the sea life with fishing trawlers? It’s not Sri Lanka’s fault Indians destroyed all the sea waters and now want to go to Sri Lankan waters to do the same. The sea waters are Sri Lankan livelihood, why should India cross the barrier and steal fish?

[@commonman2806]

Tamil Nadu + Tamil Eelam as a single country = the problem solved.

[@jaskaranthapar281]

I think this is our indian governments faults. we should resolve this asap. And lots of love for sri lanka from indian side🇱🇰🇮🇳

[@onlinemathquiz3621]

sri lank belongs to india...

[@dontgetinfluencedbycelebri5055]

@@onlinemathquiz3621 sri lanka doesnt belong to india .u fool

[@vanshthakkar722]

you elect congrezz thats why

[@agentx963]

@@onlinemathquiz3621 Srilanka doesn't belong to s....hole .😭😂😂

[@linklk2576]

​@@onlinemathquiz3621india belongs to british

[@Sagith_Dilshan]

India has no neighbor country without any border conflicts 😑

[@s9ka972]

😂 but while you Sri Lankan guys at trouble we were the first to support you guys and you guys forgot it very fast

[@Sagith_Dilshan]

@@s9ka972 who says that??? 😂 I said about only border conflicts here,

[@s9ka972]

@@Sagith_Dilshan I don't support bad action by our fishermen but don't say its a state sponsored move.

[@Sagith_Dilshan]

@@s9ka972 Nice to know and invite u to study about political movements of southern india against sri lankan sovereignty

[@s9ka972]

@@Sagith_Dilshan I'm from Southern part of India and particularly from Kerala .. I am aware that Tamil politicians tried to grow Tamil separatism inside Sri Lanka but Other Indians have no benefit to get from it . We always see Sri Lanka as separate nation.