Understanding Katchatheevu, India-Lanka ties through Nehru, Shastri, Indira, Modi. Land & people

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[@nehalterani8183]

BND. Won't even give you a Penny

[@Chery318]

But watching and commenting still helps

[@ruwanfonseka]

Hello Shekhar Gupta, This is a very well done video with Journalistic Diplomacy to cover the historical context of India-Sri Lanka relations and Indian-Bangladesh relations and diplomacy with a nice lesson of history from the past. Long live the friendly relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and India. Katchatheevu is currently part of Sri Lanka and there is no need to bring it to now to claim it as part of India.

[@mrsarkar6933]

Tamilnadu people are educated, they don't believe in propaganda. They will kick out illiterate Chanda chor modi. BJP is again getting 0 votes 😂

[@wisdomhighschool9975]

India doesn't need to Embrace "International Laws",For simple Reason that India only Lost Territory due to those,Lehru agreed for a UN Ceasefire, Result was India Lost Pok, China simply Didn't care care about Int. laws and Captured Aksai Chin, Vajpayee Didn't bomb Paxtan in 1999,Lindira Gandhi didn't Trade 93k paxtani surrendered soldiers for Parts of Pok or Even Expand Siliguri Corridor, These laws were made by Americans and thry themselves don't follow it becoz They know that these are meant for poor,Less powerful countries to follow as these might impact US Interests and Powerful Americans can Do anything, There's literall 100s of Examples and Now China is doing the Same for it's own interests, India and Indians Need to come out of their Blind View as World is One Family thing coz it ain't one, India needs to Build A Large $ 25 Trillion USD Size Economy by 2047 so that it can follow it's Own Laws and Interests rather thanaws made for the Poor countries by Powerful Hypocrites

[@sankalp6872]

Extreamely misleading CTC. 1) DMK has been sounding the bugle against Modi Govt for Katchatheevu despite Stalin's father complacent in the "sale" of the island. 2) The land swap with Bangladesh was ratified in the parliament. No such procedures were followed in case of Katchathhevu. 3) What about the 200 nautical miles of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) that could have come withe island? Overall, a hurried episode with very little facts and research. Expect better standards from thePrint.

[@sasikumarn5786]

Only wonder is that you expected some standard from The Print 🤣

[@pichumanisankar2617]

Also, SG talks about fishing around the Island which is no more true as there are no fishes now.

[@vishnuprasadbalu8420]

Thank you! Saved 39 minutes of my time 😂

[@aadvikpant]

After listening continuously.....different episode... concluded the print is not unbiased...

[@gobivetharatnam6923]

CTC or campaign video for congress.

[@Agnosticcc-x3m]

Nehru called Ladakh Barren Land. He didn't feel a bit guilty for losing Aksai Chin. We were about to lose Arunachal but thank USA, China retreated from Arunachal. His words on this island is "I have no attachment on this insignificant island"... He has no attachment as if it's his baap k property. If there was no Sardar Patel, he'd have donated Lakshadweep to Pakistan & Andaman Nicobar to Indonesia because he doesn't have attachment.... Wow, what a blunderous first PM we had & shame on those who glorify him.

[@7hills812]

Don’t forget that the Congress let the British separate Burma - sane quote Gandhi said he felt no connection to the Burmese.; Nehru on purpose let Pak invade Balochistan, even after the Balochistan sent a delegation to beg Nehru to accept their accession to India, Nehru also turned down Sultan of Oman’s offer to India to buy the Gwadar Port!! This party is the worst thing that happened to India since the English set foot on our land!! Bharat Jodo My Foot!!

[@mg.f.9023]

"न वहां कोई हमारी सीमा में घुस आया है और न ही कोई घुसा हुआ है, न ही हमारी कोई पोस्ट किसी दूसरे के कब्जे में है"

[@sleepingduty2987]

Sardar Patel banned RSS, thought you'd like to know.

[@Agnosticcc-x3m]

@@sleepingduty2987 He unbanned RSS within a year, thought you'd like to know. U seem to love Nehru so much, so u should know he invited RSS to Republic day parade.

[@hamzaafridi7628]

India is a big country with a small heart. You guys are nothing but a land graders. Why you are not talking about protesters in Ladakh???

[@essm4179]

For Gupta ji, whenever Congress is in the wrong (which is a lot), everything is complex & nuanced. But when it comes to BJP, he's very clear in BJP's criticism, at every opportunity. He is too biased now to report fairly & in a balanced way on Indian politics. The island can be two football fields size, that does not matter. What matters is that it gives Territorial sea zone extending 12 nautical miles from the island baseline & another contiguous zone the area extending 24 nm. from the baseline. Thats why China builds small artificial islands, it allows you to extend your border way beyond & corner fishing territories. Now the Indian Tamils fishermen get arrested because of this cowardice of the Congress corrupt politicians. Gupta ji, however, will never mention that.

[@DeepakSethRhea]

Not only Gupta Ji, entire pre NDTV crew were the same way, now they have just spread across. Take it Rajdeep, Pranay, Nidhi and the sooper Bharka. Sounds like they got good kickbacks from Congress.

[@sky0007fall]

British united sub continent of India which was Monarchy. At the time of the British withdrawal, 565 princely states were officially recognized in the Indian subcontinent,[3] apart from thousands of zamindari estates and jagirs. In 1947, princely states covered 40% of the area of pre-independence India and constituted 23% of its population. Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by AO Hume, who was the son of Joseph Hume, the Radical Scottish member of parliament. Resentment against English by Scots spread to British colonies. There would not have been a country and nation by name India without British and Indian National Congress.

[@ruwanfonseka]

@@sky0007fall Sri Lankan fishermen from Jaffna, Mullaitivu, and Mannar (who are from the Sri Lankan Tamil Community who speak the Tamil language) districts are agitated by the alleged recurring illegal fishing by their counterparts from India (who are mainly from Tamil Nadu who speak the Tamil language). If Indian fisherman want to fish beyond the India International border, there is no need to cross over to Sri Lanka's territory (country's territory), instead there is plenty of International waters that is south of India that they can fish with no issues maintaining peace with Sri Lanka. Why does India has to disrupt peace with all it's neighbouring countries, and now the latest is with Sri Lanka at a time Sri Lankan-Indian diplomacy has improved. According to a recent news article as of 2024 India still remains unresponsive to the request by Sri Lanka to allow an innocent passage through the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for its fishermen to enter the Arabian Sea. Sri Lanka had made this request when President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited India in 2023. The Indian route will help Lankan fishermen cut down the total distance by 400 nautical miles. Currently, they have to take a longer route via Negombo, Dikovita, Beruwala and Matara (areas in Sri Lanka) around the Maldives. Currently, Sri Lankan fishermen get detained by the Indian Coast Guard when they unlawfully enter Indian waters on their way to the Arabian Sea for fishing activities.

[@nagraj2k1]

@@ruwanfonsekaafter having conducted a genocide you’re lucky India didn’t intervene in as Delhindoesnt care about Tamils unlike other countries like Nepal (Indian origin communities there are protected) you should be happy with whatever you get. First give them their promised devolved powers and withdraw your rapist army from the north

[@essm4179]

@@sky0007fall You've a British point of view about Hypotheticals about what we now call INDIA. Yes there would have been no India but a Hindustan under a Hindustani Ruler. Had the British not conquered these princely states from 1757 to 1857, the Marathas could have united Hindustan. If not the Marathas, Ranjit Singh or so many other powerful Hindustani kings who came but were eventually defeated by the British. How do we know? We can only speculate, but it would have been OUR DESTINY under our control because its OUR HOME. "We" decide about the future of "our home" not a foreign power,. Thats what freedom, sovereignty & liberty means. Just like the Chinese did, or Japanese did in Asia & Russia did. We may have had our shares of revolutions & internal wars of unity & break-ups or not, or may be a new Emperor who would have created Akhand Bharat or modern Hindustan who adapted to Industrial Revolution & Capitalism in our own way, but we will never know., will we? Because we were conquered, subjugated, divided, westernized, imposed with foreign language (English that we speak), made into INDIA by a foreign power still divided into multiple fractured permanently divided boundaries and people. Thats why other Asian countries like China & Japan dont really respect us as much, because we lost of our old identity to the British, unlike their cultures.

[@dashchik]

As usual SG is giving counter fire for congress & allies. Another payback for the award given to him by congress!

[@greenrico10]

What do you want him to say then? Indira Gandhi gave up the land because she was comically evil who hated India and wanted to give it all away to China and Pakistan if it wasn't for the Sangh? If you don't want to believe there is naunce in history, you should stick to watching Chotta Bheem dude

[@Shaurya_Pant]

Giving facts. Just that. You andh-bhakts aren't good at digestion.

[@aham-mumukshu-asmi]

@@Shaurya_Pant Abey tatti Congress slave, Nedumaran, a Tamil leader has been fighting for decades against the backstabbing done by Congress and DMK to Tamil fishermen. TN Fishermen deaths increased due to ur Congress foolish decision. And now DMK has the audacity to ask BJP to fix the issue DMk/Congress alliance created!

[@wassuphomies263]

None of SG sentences were devoid of facts. Facts don't have political opinions. What Copium are you drinking and then deciding to comment brainlessly. I am ashamed that your 0 brain cell comment has got more than 100 likes. There are so many copium drinkers here.

[@anabhidnya26]

after listening to this entire video and if at all you have followed what came out of RTI on this island you shouldn't be name calling others. you yourself look like chatukar andh bhakth.@@Shaurya_Pant

[@prabhatmohanty4398]

You have conveniently forgotten about DMK party's contention.

[@nitinpatel1039]

Stalin wrote letter last year for India to solve this issue with Sri Lanka

[@jonameeb]

SG is fond of SS., that is Sudalai Stalin.

[@GwyyshsbakIzjsbsbszjzjzjhh]

Jayalalitha roasted the DMK in their assembly for this. When MK was alive and kicking. As someone from the South, giving away Kachatheevu was a terrible idea. The islands around that area are geographically a part of India.

[@jonameeb]

@@nitinpatel1039 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ramasamyvaithiyanathan5404]

Why SG never mentoned hypocracy of DMK. makes his whole narrative questionabe? Is Mr. SG knows anything about contemprory of Tamil Nadu poltics. Mr. Stalin wrote 23 letters to EAM in these 3 years

[@drarunselvakumar5009]

Gupta is full of lies. The seasonal Church was built by Indian fishermen. After giving away of the island the church administration was taken over by Jaffna Diocese to ensure the ownership of srilanka is entrenched.

[@Maverick-zo4kc]

Gupta once again proved that he is a bootlicker of the Nehru-Gandhi family

[@bindurao3463]

Disingenuous, People are not stupid, it is not what you say the 200 acres, it is the 200 nautical miles around the island that becomes your exclusive zone, so stop lying. Also Stalin has been blaming Modi govt for trouble of fisherman, when his own father knew this land had been given away. It must be acknowledged that srilankan blackmail worked. It is closer to Rameshwaram town in TN , only 15 kms, than to nearest srilankan town, 40 kms away

[@HarmanHundal01]

You don’t get 200 miles if that zone overlaps with another country.

[@sajeewakalamba1796]

Stupidity at its finest. This rule means, Sri Lanka should have big chunks of Tamil Nadu.

[@bindurao3463]

You guys better read Unclos rules before you comment, you two are clueless , so please educate yourself

[@amitkumarcy2k]

Because tamilians are stupid

[@ruwanfonseka]

Sri Lankan fishermen from Jaffna, Mullaitivu, and Mannar (who are from the Sri Lankan Tamil Community who speak the Tamil language) districts are agitated by the alleged recurring illegal fishing by their counterparts from India (who are mainly from Tamil Nadu who speak the Tamil language). If Indian fisherman want to fish beyond the India International border, there is no need to cross over to Sri Lanka's territory (country's territory), instead there is plenty of International waters that is south of India that they can fish with no issues maintaining peace with Sri Lanka. Why does India has to disrupt peace with all it's neighbouring countries, and now the latest is with Sri Lanka at a time Sri Lankan-Indian diplomacy has improved. According to a recent news article as of 2024 India still remains unresponsive to the request by Sri Lanka to allow an innocent passage through the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for its fishermen to enter the Arabian Sea. Sri Lanka had made this request when President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited India in 2023. The Indian route will help Lankan fishermen cut down the total distance by 400 nautical miles. Currently, they have to take a longer route via Negombo, Dikovita, Beruwala and Matara (areas in Sri Lanka) around the Maldives. Currently, Sri Lankan fishermen get detained by the Indian Coast Guard when they unlawfully enter Indian waters on their way to the Arabian Sea for fishing activities.

[@sankalp6872]

The real question why DMK has been doing drama on Katchatheevu for all these years if it was complacent in its "handover". It's not whether the piece of land was small or large, it's about why nation was not taken into confidence? Even our map is fake. Aksai Chin is occupied by China while a 1/3rd of Kashmir is with Pak. Congress has been DECEIVING the nation. There are a MILLION PROBLEMS with the BJP but Congress regimes have always been KLEPTOCRACY+Gandhi family OLIGARCHY

[@jonameeb]

Million Problems???

[@pichumanisankar2617]

Why not Zillion problems?😂

[@jonameeb]

@pichumanisankar2617 why don't you start listing mere 5 ???

[@gmadduriusa7482]

You are too blind and cheating yourself. When BJP does blunders why don't you criticise. Always talk about present or future. The past belonged to the voters of the past. Wake up.

[@sankalp6872]

@@gmadduriusa7482 Firstly, I am already AWAKE. Now, it is time for you to WAKE UP. People who do not learn from the mistakes of the past PERISH. Rahul Gandhi and his coterie are the "rejected" products of the past. Congress was in power for 70 years and Rahul himself ran a Govt for 10 years. These people were rejected for very right reasons. UPA 2 was justly voted out of power. If Congress wants my vote it will have dump the Gandhis.

[@jyshetty1]

Indira sold and Karunanidhi took cut from it.

[@sleepingduty2987]

of course you would know. Get a life.

[@shankares388]

Sarkaria Commission- why DMK agreed to Congress. DMK systematically destroyed the report from libraries to make sure no one reads it.

[@sky0007fall]

British united sub continent of India which was Monarchy. At the time of the British withdrawal, 565 princely states were officially recognized in the Indian subcontinent,[3] apart from thousands of zamindari estates and jagirs. In 1947, princely states covered 40% of the area of pre-independence India and constituted 23% of its population. Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by AO Hume, who was the son of Joseph Hume, the Radical Scottish member of parliament. Resentment against English by Scots spread to British colonies. There would not have been a country and nation by name India without British and Indian National Congress.

[@lalitsatpathy8721]

@@sky0007fall These guys would'nt understand brother !

[@swakshatra]

Lol tomrw ul also tel tamilnadu is not part of india😅😅😅😅 that's how u see tamilians also... Lol get a life

[@jyshetty1]

What is your compulsion to defend Indira’s decision so hard? It failed badly

[@Anp562]

Taklu tries hard to justify actions of his benefactors

[@pushpindersingh1819]

The balancing act failed badly. 😂

[@National_issue81]

Shekar’s funding will be cut 😂

[@praveenmarselin5575]

Congress resolves, BJP needling settled issues

[@praveenmarselin5575]

Truth and facts is why we watch Shekhar show

[@therandomthings6933]

Kashmir to kanyakumari and kuch to Arunachal Pradesh, Nehru and THE FAMILY did uncorrectable historical mistakes. Because of this India still suffering.

[@sleepingduty2987]

India is suffering due to Modi's dictatorship.

[@sky0007fall]

British united sub continent of India which was Monarchy. At the time of the British withdrawal, 565 princely states were officially recognized in the Indian subcontinent,[3] apart from thousands of zamindari estates and jagirs. In 1947, princely states covered 40% of the area of pre-independence India and constituted 23% of its population. Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by AO Hume, who was the son of Joseph Hume, the Radical Scottish member of parliament. Resentment against English by Scots spread to British colonies. There would not have been a country and nation by name India without British and Indian National Congress.

[@bharathraman2098]

@@sky0007fall so what if we are administratively divided? we were culturaly the same. that's what makes India. Administrative boundaries keep changing. By the way princely states were not always independent. They were vassal states for bigger empires. Mughal Empire, Maratha Empire, Vijayanagarm Empire. These three empires combined would cover 80-90% of India. If INC was responsible for India's independence,what about Nethaji?

[@gomezmilkin340]

Dude, it’s not even 0.01% of territory. Take a chill pill.

[@praveenmarselin5575]

Bought up on a diet of whatsApp education.

[@jyshetty1]

Will give your 1 cents land to other? Why you have to defend it so much by its size?

[@sleepingduty2987]

want to tell BJP the same thing but they don't even accept that China took land in 2020.

[@mg.f.9023]

What about present Chinese incursion into our eastern borderland? "न वहां कोई हमारी सीमा में घुस आया है और न ही कोई घुसा हुआ है, न ही हमारी कोई पोस्ट किसी दूसरे के कब्जे में है"

[@tigerking2742]

बिल्कुल सही कहा ना कोई घुसा है ना कोई कब्जा किया, क्युकी जहां सीमा निर्धारित नहीं है तुम कैसे कहोगे कोई घुसा है??? यह सवाल पुछो इतना दिनों से यह हल काहे नहीं हुई??? Sala cherry picking से इधर उधर के तत्थ उठा कर राजनैतिक रोटियां सेंकने से क्या होगा जा कर देख केजरी को 😎

[@mg.f.9023]

@@tigerking2742 “Look, they (China) are the bigger economy. What am I going to do? As a smaller economy, I am going to pick up a fight with the bigger economy? It is not a question of being reactionary, it’s a question of common sense….” - external affairs minister

[@sleepingduty2987]

@@tigerking2742 tere papa ne andar kia h use?

[@drarunselvakumar5009]

How many Indian Fishermen were killed due to giving away Katchatheevu? Answer = 800 Fishermen

[@sky0007fall]

Chola-Chalukya wars killed over 10 lakh people

[@TheD0D0_001]

​@@sky0007fall DMK ka andhbhakt😂

[@ruwanfonseka]

@@TheD0D0_001 Sri Lankan fishermen from Jaffna, Mullaitivu, and Mannar (who are from the Sri Lankan Tamil Community who speak the Tamil language) districts are agitated by the alleged recurring illegal fishing by their counterparts from India (who are mainly from Tamil Nadu who speak the Tamil language). If Indian fisherman want to fish beyond the India International border, there is no need to cross over to Sri Lanka's territory (country's territory), instead there is plenty of International waters that is south of India that they can fish with no issues maintaining peace with Sri Lanka. Why does India has to disrupt peace with all it's neighbouring countries, and now the latest is with Sri Lanka at a time Sri Lankan-Indian diplomacy has improved. According to a recent news article as of 2024 India still remains unresponsive to the request by Sri Lanka to allow an innocent passage through the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for its fishermen to enter the Arabian Sea. Sri Lanka had made this request when President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited India in 2023. The Indian route will help Lankan fishermen cut down the total distance by 400 nautical miles. Currently, they have to take a longer route via Negombo, Dikovita, Beruwala and Matara (areas in Sri Lanka) around the Maldives. Currently, Sri Lankan fishermen get detained by the Indian Coast Guard when they unlawfully enter Indian waters on their way to the Arabian Sea for fishing activities.

[@shyamapple9060]

@@sky0007fall That is the stupidest comparison in history. WW2 killed 56 million people what does that have to do with current issue?

[@Jeepster353]

Indian Tamil fishermen are not killed near Katchatheevu, they are killed around the sides of Lanka!!! So it’s still Sri Lanka’s waters!!!!

[@UmeshKumarmnu]

At 3.03 min he said "just to visualize in perspective Kachchathevu is length of 3 football field and width of 1 cricket field approx" Now let's do some calculation for #factcheck Football field Length = 110mtr so l = 110 x 2 = 220 mtr or 0.22 km Cricket field width = 150 mtr. Therefore w = 150 mtr or 0.15 km Area = l x w; 0.22 x 0.15 = 0.033 Sq Km. This is how Shekar Kutta fools people and tries to whitewash all sins committed by Nehruvian congress.. 1 Sq km area is exactly 1km length and 1 km width. All Indians knows how long is 1 Km

[@BDIBDI-u4m]

Excellent reply to this fake news peddler couptaji. He wont correct himselves. he is shameless

[@prasannadhopate8513]

He correctly said 115 Ha = 115000 Sq M. = approx 1.15 Sq Km.

[@UmeshKumarmnu]

He said 1.15 sq km is approx 2 football field length and 1 cricket field width. Now, please convert 1.15 Sq km to football fields and see if you find a problem..

[@gyanmantra8799]

No doubt that BJP is picking up these issues for political benefit especially in Tamil Nadu but no one can deny that it’s DMK who always used the Katchatheevu island to attack central government especially on fishermen detention. The only difference is that DMK always used lies and propaganda whereas BJP this time came up with truth and documented agreements.

[@AnanthapadmanabhanK-f4u]

Only person who filed a case against giving away of Katchatheevu was Krishnamoorty of jan sangh.

[@ruwanfonseka]

Sri Lankan fishermen from Jaffna, Mullaitivu, and Mannar (who are from the Sri Lankan Tamil Community who speak the Tamil language) districts are agitated by the alleged recurring illegal fishing by their counterparts from India (who are mainly from Tamil Nadu who speak the Tamil language). If Indian fisherman want to fish beyond the India International border, there is no need to cross over to Sri Lanka's territory (country's territory), instead there is plenty of International waters that is south of India that they can fish with no issues maintaining peace with Sri Lanka. Why does India has to disrupt peace with all it's neighbouring countries, and now the latest is with Sri Lanka at a time Sri Lankan-Indian diplomacy has improved. According to a recent news article as of 2024 India still remains unresponsive to the request by Sri Lanka to allow an innocent passage through the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for its fishermen to enter the Arabian Sea. Sri Lanka had made this request when President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited India in 2023. The Indian route will help Lankan fishermen cut down the total distance by 400 nautical miles. Currently, they have to take a longer route via Negombo, Dikovita, Beruwala and Matara (areas in Sri Lanka) around the Maldives. Currently, Sri Lankan fishermen get detained by the Indian Coast Guard when they unlawfully enter Indian waters on their way to the Arabian Sea for fishing activities.

[@suparnamaity284]

​@@ruwanfonsekalooks like you care for sri lankans more than indians. Just like china has marine dispute with Philippines , india should not give any territory to sri lanka. You congressis are cowards and will always give away land. Your chacha nehru even said in Parliament india doesnot need barren land of ladakh.

[@suparnamaity284]

​​@@AnanthapadmanabhanK-f4u so any one from rss cant file pil to know truth or you 20 crore who killed kashmiri hindus and divided india into 3 parts have all rights.

[@suparnamaity284]

​​@@AnanthapadmanabhanK-f4uso any one from rss cant file pil to know truth or you 20 crore who divided india into 3 parts have all rights

[@Packiam07]

SG is totally off the mark on this issue. Trying to justify Congress and DMK decisions is like not understanding and appreciating what has been compromised for good at the expense of the national interest. To add salt to the wound, this whole agreement was kept hush hush and not ratified by Parliament.

[@TheKrish91]

The subject of the matter is about the hypocrisy of congress and DMK which is the issue in contention which I thought you would be talking about with all the integrity.

[@Anp562]

Taklu will never go against his masters

[@sleepingduty2987]

You think BJP can talk about integrity. They are far worse than DMK and congress and TMC combined.

[@sky0007fall]

British united sub continent of India which was Monarchy. At the time of the British withdrawal, 565 princely states were officially recognized in the Indian subcontinent,[3] apart from thousands of zamindari estates and jagirs. In 1947, princely states covered 40% of the area of pre-independence India and constituted 23% of its population. Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by AO Hume, who was the son of Joseph Hume, the Radical Scottish member of parliament. Resentment against English by Scots spread to British colonies. There would not have been a country and nation by name India without British and Indian National Congress.

[@TheKrish91]

@@sky0007fall Dude. This is like saying I have created a river when there were small ponds while blocking people the accessto their water. India had princely states which existed for centuries where the rulers took care of the people's needs. There was raja dharma which was followed to give justice to the downtrodden. If even then, a country wanted to be formed, it would have been by the revolution of our own people. This saviuor complex of british and congress has been nothing with how our civilization prevailed.

[@AnilSharma-hc6tf]

Nothing grows there is a very familiar statement.The same argument was used by Nehru to explain the area annexed by China in 50s.

[@parvadhami980]

It was only in 1957 did Nehru come to know about the Chinese presence in Aksai chin plains

[@AnilSharma-hc6tf]

@@parvadhami980 Dhami sahib you are absolutely right.

[@sreerajn7725]

Modi is also denying that china took our land.

[@rka-truthalwayswins5127]

One truly wonders IF anything worthwhile grows inside Nehru's & his fake Gandi dynasty's heads!!

[@drarunselvakumar5009]

The size of the Island is not the matter. The change in Maritime border due to Katchatheevu is the key.

[@manojisaac]

That is due to india following un laws on seas as told in this video.. fool

[@chaitanyakada1341]

Why would a spineless bootlicker of Gandhi family tell you the real issue and the nub of the issue… He would obfuscate and shake his hands and head vigorously and spout nonsense in his videos…

[@victor256in]

This comment hits it on the nail right on the head!

[@ruwanfonseka]

This is a very well done video by SG with Journalistic Diplomacy to cover the historical context of India-Sri Lanka relations and Indian-Bangladesh relations and diplomacy with a nice lesson of history from the past. Long live the friendly relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and India. Katchatheevu is currently part of Sri Lanka and there is no need to bring it to now to claim it as part of India.

[@ruwanfonseka]

@@victor256in @drarunselvakumar5009 According to your argument "The size of the Island is not the matter. The change in Maritime border due to Katchatheevu is the key." do you support to China's claim that China should take over Taiwan as a part of China for which China claims Taiwan was historically part of China?

[@drarunselvakumar5009]

Katchatheevu was sovereign land of Raja of Ramnad Sethupathi for over 150 years. Ramnad fishermen has been using the empty island for thousands of years. Now Indian Maritime border is changed forever

[@sky0007fall]

Why did Cholas invade Srilanka?

[@sky0007fall]

British united sub continent of India which was Monarchy. At the time of the British withdrawal, 565 princely states were officially recognized in the Indian subcontinent,[3] apart from thousands of zamindari estates and jagirs. In 1947, princely states covered 40% of the area of pre-independence India and constituted 23% of its population. Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by AO Hume, who was the son of Joseph Hume, the Radical Scottish member of parliament. Resentment against English by Scots spread to British colonies. There would not have been a country and nation by name India without British and Indian National Congress.

[@Bahubali-en8hf]

​@@sky0007fallYOU ARE STILL SLAVE.....& GULAMI IS IN YOUR DNA😂😂😂😂

[@shobhitdagur1086]

Go somewhere else bcoz artificial island of Britain was not even existed from the time we are running our nation😂😂😂😂😂​@@sky0007fall

[@ruwanfonseka]

This is a very well done video with Journalistic Diplomacy to cover the historical context of India-Sri Lanka relations and Indian-Bangladesh relations and diplomacy with a nice lesson of history from the past. Long live the friendly relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and India. Katchatheevu is currently part of Sri Lanka and there is no need to bring it to now to claim it as part of India.

[@abagwe9887]

Need to cover Christian conversion angle in this issue

[@swakshatra]

Either mulla or missionary wat else do bhakts know in life😂😂😂. Angle itseems have u guys ever in life seen another angle in bjp ruled states. Other than hindu muslim

[@jorgarb]

Sins of the past catching up with Congress. At least the American Indians got $24 from Henry Hudson for all Manhatten Island. India didn't even get that much for Katchatheevu island. 😂

[@va8085]

Gandhi dynasty gave away our holy land like it was their baap ka maal. From PoK to Aksai Chin to Coco Island to Kacchathevu. Never vote this anti-national party

[@ROSUJACOB]

😂😂

[@A4Aqua]

2000 km2 taken away by China is 2020 can be ignored

[@sleepingduty2987]

Just like BJP gave awa 4000 sq km like their baap ka maal. Now the fact that they have not even accepted is to be honest expected from a characterless party.

[@va8085]

@@sleepingduty2987 first they started with 900, went upto 2000 now 4000 all out of the blue. No proof, no sat imagery. This is how propaganda works. Not denying the incursions in contested no man’s land but the government is negotiating well, without the halabulu & with immense patience unlike previous governments. This is how Dhruv rathee type propaganda works on impressionable mind like yours.

[@sleepingduty2987]

@@gargvanit There are satellite images of it. People from the BJP have spoken on it. CIA has spoken on it but stay foolish, suits you.

[@paddysubramaniam1481]

You have been selective...recalling a church in Katchatheeve when historically the Pandyas, Cholas and Cheras have often controlled Sri Lanka for long periods. The statements of Nehru suggest HE ONLY decides what India should or shouldn't own completely disregarding the strategic aspect !!! BTW besides Aksai Chin Nehru also gave away the UN security council seat, offered initially to India, to China and those decisions are hurting us now.

[@starrynight43451]

What has Pandyas, Cholas or Cheras got to do here?

[@arunhuddar]

The comments are more interesting than SG’s commentary

[@ruwanfonseka]

This is a very well done video by SG with Journalistic Diplomacy to cover the historical context of India-Sri Lanka relations and Indian-Bangladesh relations and diplomacy with a nice lesson of history from the past. Long live the friendly relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and India. Katchatheevu is currently part of Sri Lanka and there is no need to bring it to now to claim it as part of India.

[@pirabukannan]

Sekar gupta's racist attitude towards tamils and tamilnadu is well known.

[@ruwanfonseka]

This is a very well done video by SG with Journalistic Diplomacy to cover the historical context of India-Sri Lanka relations and Indian-Bangladesh relations and diplomacy with a nice lesson of history from the past. Long live the friendly relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and India. Katchatheevu is currently part of Sri Lanka and there is no need to bring it to now to claim it as part of India.

[@subhashsahay5218]

The half-lies are truly dangerous. Firstly, no law or treaty demarcated Indo-Ceylon Border from the days of British Raj. As such, the border was not finalised. Secondly, Katchatheevu was exchanged for Wadge Bank as Wadge Bank was far more strategic location for India from which countless fishermen upto this day earn their livelihood and is also rich in petroleum resources. Thirdly, Parliament was not consulted as there was not constitutional agreement over the sovereignty of Katchatheevu unlike parts in West Bengal. It was an undemarcated border in the case of India and then Ceylon. So from all reasons, strategic, ethical and national, Katchatheevu in return for Wadge Bank was of a great benefit to India

[@drarunselvakumar5009]

Giving away katchatheevu has shrinked India’s Maritime border and resulted in killing of over 800 Indian fishermen by Srilankan Navy over past 40 years.

[@inthevoidreality]

Apparently it was insignificant land to Congress 😅

[@ruwanfonseka]

This is a very well done video by SG with Journalistic Diplomacy to cover the historical context of India-Sri Lanka relations and Indian-Bangladesh relations and diplomacy with a nice lesson of history from the past. Long live the friendly relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and India. Katchatheevu is currently part of Sri Lanka and there is no need to bring it to now to claim it as part of India.

[@ruwanfonseka]

Sri Lankan fishermen from Jaffna, Mullaitivu, and Mannar (who are from the Sri Lankan Tamil Community who speak the Tamil language) districts are agitated by the alleged recurring illegal fishing by their counterparts from India (who are mainly from Tamil Nadu who speak the Tamil language). If Indian fisherman want to fish beyond the India International border, there is no need to cross over to Sri Lanka's territory (country's territory), instead there is plenty of International waters that is south of India that they can fish with no issues maintaining peace with Sri Lanka. Why does India has to disrupt peace with all it's neighbouring countries, and now the latest is with Sri Lanka at a time Sri Lankan-Indian diplomacy has improved. According to a recent news article as of 2024 India still remains unresponsive to the request by Sri Lanka to allow an innocent passage through the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for its fishermen to enter the Arabian Sea. Sri Lanka had made this request when President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited India in 2023. The Indian route will help Lankan fishermen cut down the total distance by 400 nautical miles. Currently, they have to take a longer route via Negombo, Dikovita, Beruwala and Matara (areas in Sri Lanka) around the Maldives. Currently, Sri Lankan fishermen get detained by the Indian Coast Guard when they unlawfully enter Indian waters on their way to the Arabian Sea for fishing activities.

[@Srv-hz8qh]

island remains submerged...resurfaced only in election time🤣🤣🤣

[@starrynight43451]

when did SL navy kill 800 Tamil nadu fishermen ? Is lying your national past time?

[@drarunselvakumar5009]

Indian Maritime border changed unfavourably for India due to giving away of Katchatheevu. The Indian fishermen lost the traditional fishing water. 100s of fishermen were shot dead by SL Navy in 40 years.

[@ruwanfonseka]

Sri Lankan fishermen from Jaffna, Mullaitivu, and Mannar (who are from the Sri Lankan Tamil Community who speak the Tamil language) districts are agitated by the alleged recurring illegal fishing by their counterparts from India (who are mainly from Tamil Nadu who speak the Tamil language). If Indian fisherman want to fish beyond the India International border, there is no need to cross over to Sri Lanka's territory (country's territory), instead there is plenty of International waters that is south of India that they can fish with no issues maintaining peace with Sri Lanka. Why does India has to disrupt peace with all it's neighbouring countries, and now the latest is with Sri Lanka at a time Sri Lankan-Indian diplomacy has improved. According to a recent news article as of 2024 India still remains unresponsive to the request by Sri Lanka to allow an innocent passage through the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for its fishermen to enter the Arabian Sea. Sri Lanka had made this request when President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited India in 2023. The Indian route will help Lankan fishermen cut down the total distance by 400 nautical miles. Currently, they have to take a longer route via Negombo, Dikovita, Beruwala and Matara (areas in Sri Lanka) around the Maldives. Currently, Sri Lankan fishermen get detained by the Indian Coast Guard when they unlawfully enter Indian waters on their way to the Arabian Sea for fishing activities.

[@starrynight43451]

India did NOT give SL anything. It has been a part of SL territory since 1921. And India simply accepted it.

[@s.n8094]

Very good reporting. Election time remembered uncle aunty. Where were they for so many years?

[@arunangshumazumdar9234]

Full confused after listening for 25 mins. What exactly he wanted to say ?🤔🤔🤔

[@chaitanyakada1341]

Geography, history, statistics, linguistics, regional politics, anthropology etc..etc.. Why do you think that a spineless bootlicker of Gandhi family tell you the real good ups of this FRAUD family.. He is a chamcha of Gandhi’s…

[@ruwanfonseka]

This is a very well done video by SG with Journalistic Diplomacy to cover the historical context of India-Sri Lanka relations and Indian-Bangladesh relations and diplomacy with a nice lesson of history from the past. Long live the friendly relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and India. Katchatheevu is currently part of Sri Lanka and there is no need to bring it to now to claim it as part of India.

[@akshytube]

SG was just telling 'Vote for congress'.

[@arunangshumazumdar9234]

@@ruwanfonseka He could have then started from the days of Ramayana, Ancient, Medieval, Modern the entire History would be covered. Even he could tell the History of Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Planet Mars, Milky way Galaxy, . etc etc.

[@rka-truthalwayswins5127]

He was saying, he is INDI/congress crooks driven presstitute & so is his channel ;)) !!

[@madhavvalase8950]

Comments are more than enough to understand the TRUTH... !!!

[@arunhuddar]

Off late, 80% of the comments highlight the poor positioning of Print/SG to an issue and the biased leaning towards opposition. And they call themselves unhyphenated

[@gopaakrishnanmvenkataraman9129]

In Tamil it is RSB media

[@advaitr7582]

This (narration/response from INC etc.) is what makes neutral people like me NOT to support INC(opposition parties)- We try to show there is something to do with immigration (issues)which should also be considered with this handing over of Island to Srilanka (AS if the then Govts. tried to balance between these 2 issues). I do understand the Govt's complex situation (in balancing both). My point is - Nehru/Indira never showed (in their comments on this island) any such kind of balance approach.They clearly showed as if this is a small island that we need not bother.For their mindset/thoughts, DMK/Karunanidhi also tried his own politics and everyone tried their BEST in their comments/ actions in handling the situation, as if this island is useless. Even now, INC/DMK tried to take political mileage (till this is CLEAR now to Indians) on this till now as if NDA govt. is responsible for this issue and they are NOT even showing any remorse for such comments/actions at that time and shamelessly still supporting then(taken) actions. People like me, who are rational, cannot accept such attitude and one reason why we can't trust this opposition (whenever we try our best to listen to them at least).

[@amishthaker7270]

This is an excellent episode. The details and the background and everything is something that one other media covers. Hats off to The Print and Shekhar Gupta. You guys are awesome.

[@sundaresanshankar4333]

Don't add your Gyan in the pretext of giving explanation. The documents speak for itself. Most of what you said under the guise of cutting the clutter is not said in the documents.

[@gk4l2e0x8]

Congress never thought ghosts from the past will haunt them like this

[@jvrajareddy]

It is beating around the bush.... 26mnts over and I am not able make out what you are trying to tell 😢

[@parvadhami980]

It is similar to how Indira Gandhi added the words "Secular and Socialist" in the Preamble without any discussions. Indira was the ONLY dictator India ever had

[@rajeshrai42]

Congress subscribed to SG KZbin channel😂😂

[@magadh4762]

If this island was under king of rameshwaram. Then india should have taken control of it. That's it. No negotiation. In many a cases our foolish leaders have ceased a lot of territories to other countries🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@starrynight43451]

Rameshwaram was once under Sri Lankan kings. Would you return Rameshwaram to SL?

[@schan-opines]

Kudos to Mr Shekhar Gupta !! Always look forward to his videos on getting the most accurate & objective analysis of various topics !!

[@ruwanfonseka]

This is a very well done video with Journalistic Diplomacy to cover the historical context of India-Sri Lanka relations and Indian-Bangladesh relations and diplomacy with a nice lesson of history from the past. Long live the friendly relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and India. Katchatheevu is currently part of Sri Lanka and there is no need to bring it to now to claim it as part of India.

[@nitinpatel1039]

Stalin wrote letter to Modi complaining about this, so it is now used against India llaince in Tamil Nadu

[@sm1256]

Thats exactly the point. Why Stalins father did not protested it when it was given to Sri Lanka? Now What can Modi Do? We cannot get it back no matter what unless we go to war with sri lanka.

[@AnanthapadmanabhanK-f4u]

@@sm1256 Stalin was busy eve teasing women outside college during that time to understand the issue.

[@sm1256]

@@AnanthapadmanabhanK-f4u Lol! I heard he raped a reporter and dumped her out from a car in public place. Not sure how much of this is true.

[@gperiaswami3971]

But why should DMK demand Modi to get back Katchatteevu and write letter to PM every now and then.?You are pro DMK and anti Modi as usual.

[@prakashraghunathan2685]

Thank you shekar sir for thevinformative video on kuchatevu.

[@ThePrintIndia]

Thank you for appreciating and supporting our journalism, Prakash. I'm glad you liked this episode....best wishes, Shekhar

[@TheBakor]

​@ThePrintIndia well nobody else liked it

[@krmanik3941]

You are shamefully justifying the agreements which are the bone of contention.

[@ruwanfonseka]

This is a very well done video by SG with Journalistic Diplomacy to cover the historical context of India-Sri Lanka relations and Indian-Bangladesh relations and diplomacy with a nice lesson of history from the past. Long live the friendly relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and India. Katchatheevu is currently part of Sri Lanka and there is no need to bring it to now to claim it as part of India.

[@sanjaye.v.3220]

A perfect mouthpiece of the Congi, Guptaji. So painstakingly explaining the one side narrative. Wish you do the same on the other narrative

[@taxiabey6772]

India needs one less enemy and Sri Lanka isn’t that enemy India should wish! Trust me! If Sri Lanka goes fully China mode, oohh my goshhh India is gonna be screwed!! 😂😂

[@narasimharao9492]

Isnt it funny that the palk straight is called Adams bridge... There is no relevance to some Adam in this region whatsoever. Just because some westener named it doesn't mean we need to accept it.

[@sudarshanmurthy6501]

If it was some Sheikh they would have built a nice resort on that island.. Created wealth for people around it. It would have been a unique resort serving exotic fresh sea food and water sports like sailing. Nothing grows here.. If Americans had thought like that we would not see Las Vegas.

[@prakharnigam8955]

Sir, Whenever there’s an issue in news; I always wait for the episode of cut the clutter. Your well researched explanation of the subject gives me a clear picture of the issue. You are an inspiration in the world of journalism, unbiased and without a label. Good old journalism.

[@TravellingdoctorPrithvi]

Thank you Sir. Now got the whole picture.

[@kakkamutta2072]

This is why srilanka should be more cautious when making deals with india.... rather do not make deals...😂

[@starrynight43451]

But islanders are silly. They trust Indians blindly especially their new president Ranil.

[@vandanasood9632]

Shekhar Gupta should also clarify that Indira Gandhi imposed emergency in 1975 and it continued till 1977. The 1976 pact was signed when the parliament was practically dysfunctional. Those were feudal times in a manner of speaking.

[@agytjax]

At 23:45, SG is wrong on Sri Lanka's Independence timeline. Sri Lanka earned its independence on 4 February 1948, when it became Dominion of Ceylon with British Commonwealth. And on 22 May 1972, it became a republic and renamed to Sri Lanka as we know today

[@gopalkrishnan5681]

First of all it is NOT a new issue. The AIADMK has been consistently opposing the handover for decades now. Its MPs have raised this repeatedly in parliament and CMs especially Jayalalithaa have raised this regularly. The BJP if at all could have done something about it in the last 10 years. Although the blame for callously handing over the island lies with Congress /Indira Gandhi and DMK. The handing over of the island barely outside of Indian shore has led to killing of Indian fishermen mostly Tamils, has led to smuggling due to lax SL policing. It could have been worse if China had made inroads into SL and gotten an electronic spy setup. It certainly poses a security risk and curtails India's Exclusive Economic Zone. To dismiss this island barely 25Kms from Rameshwaram as insignificant is a careless piece of journalism.

[@sindujar2877]

This maritime boundary was drawn in 1976 after india gifted katchatheevu Show 1948 map which shows clearly pamban island (Rameshwaram) and katchatheevu belongs to Ramnad king from tamilnadu Please explain with 1948 map or map before that Don't explain with map after 1974 You are misleading by showing a map after 1974

[@TheBharat645]

Literally how a family changed the Indian boarder in single handedly, Coco Islands, Akshay chin, POK, and this Island.

[@sanjaydongre]

thanks shekhar for elaboration.

[@nehalterani8183]

Shekhar ji Dhruv Rathee has crushed you in his today's upload. You must be in 60s he is not even half of your age. Atleast Learn what he is doing. You made enough money out of your career. What else do you want more. Wanna sell the country now? Make an impact or be remembered as BND!

[@uurk5lo4]

👌👌👌

[@PeepingTom-xy9di]

Who is Dhruv Rathee ? Never heard of him.

[@aayushkedia4170]

There should be another channel to counter this channel called " cut the bullshit"

[@parvadhami980]

There was the newly formed PRC which was keen in capturing strategic territories like Tibet and Xinjiang while there was another New Republic of India wherein Prime minister "gifted territories" Katchatheevu, Cocos Island, those 12 villages in Punjab given to Pakistan for Hussainiwala, etc

[@kaushlendratripathi7984]

There may be 1000 issues between India and Sri Lanka - each issue should be dealt on its merit. The documents prove that DMK and Congress acted in one manner and postured before Tamils for votes in another manner. This attempt to fool simple people must be brought to light

[@ruwanfonseka]

Sri Lankan fishermen from Jaffna, Mullaitivu, and Mannar (who are from the Sri Lankan Tamil Community who speak the Tamil language) districts are agitated by the alleged recurring illegal fishing by their counterparts from India (who are mainly from Tamil Nadu who speak the Tamil language). If Indian fishermen want to fish beyond the India International border, there is no need to cross over to Sri Lanka's territory (country's territory), instead there is plenty of International waters that is south of India that they can fish with no issues maintaining peace with Sri Lanka. Why does India has to disrupt peace with all it's neighbouring countries, and now the latest is with Sri Lanka at a time Sri Lankan-Indian diplomacy has improved. According to a recent news article as of 2024 India still remains unresponsive to the request by Sri Lanka to allow an innocent passage through the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for its fishermen to enter the Arabian Sea. Sri Lanka had made this request when President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited India in 2023. The Indian route will help Lankan fishermen cut down the total distance by 400 nautical miles. Currently, they have to take a longer route via Negombo, Dikovita, Beruwala and Matara (areas in Sri Lanka) around the Maldives. Currently, Sri Lankan fishermen get detained by the Indian Coast Guard when they unlawfully enter Indian waters on their way to the Arabian Sea for fishing activities.

[@nikitarathore5467]

loving these long episodes

[@ruwanfonseka]

This is a very well done video by SG with Journalistic Diplomacy to cover the historical context of India-Sri Lanka relations and Indian-Bangladesh relations and diplomacy with a nice lesson of history from the past. Long live the friendly relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and India. Katchatheevu is currently part of Sri Lanka and there is no need to bring it to now to claim it as part of India.

[@nikitarathore5467]

@@ruwanfonseka yes ❤️

[@AbhimanyuKharote]

Issue is that DMK has been making this an issue blaming centre but the reality is that they were complicit

[@surendrabarsode8959]

This issue came up as Stalin asked Modi to get back this island. This is now Modi's answer to Stalin.. both Congress and DMK are complicit in this issue.

[@naveenbangalore362]

Mr. Shekarji, what happens if CHina take over katchathhevu for 99 years from SriLanka in lieu of pending loan payments?

[@prakash86anish]

It is all good and fair that the current (BJP) government clarified the Katchatheevu island controversy. One may call it a politically motivated move but nevertheless the citizens have all the rights to know. What we need is a system like 'Automatic declassification' of USA by which classified information becomes declassified after expiration of a maximum time frame for classification which is usually 25 years. How can previous governments even dare to think about hiding such dealings from the public and keep misleading their voters for years! Also, ThePrint should have called out DMK in this video. A. India’s need for an automatic declassification system, akin to the one used in the United States, is multifaceted. Here are some key reasons: 1. Objective Assessment of Military History: Declassification allows for a more objective assessment of India’s military history. By making historical records accessible, policymakers can make informed decisions regarding military security and strategy. 2. De-Politicization of Military Events: A more liberalized declassification system helps de-politicize military events, including wars India has fought. This move can prevent the use of national security concerns as a pretext to withhold information. 3. Transparency and Accountability: Automatic declassification promotes transparency and accountability. Citizens have a right to know about significant historical events, and declassifying records ensures that information is not unduly hidden. 4. International Norms: Several democratic countries follow automatic declassification practices. By adopting a similar approach, India aligns itself with international norms and best practices. While India has made strides in this direction, there’s still room for improvement. The recent announcement by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh that war records will be archived and declassified every 25 years is a positive step. B. Controversial Topics and Historical Figures: Citizens of India are keenly interested in uncovering details about certain historical figures. Here are two notable examples: 1. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: - Netaji Bose’s mysterious disappearance and subsequent death have fueled speculation and intrigue. Researchers have produced forensic face-mapping evidence suggesting that he may have been alive even after his alleged plane crash. A man photographed with former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri during the Indo-Pak peace talks in Tashkent in 1966 bears a strong resemblance to Netaji. If these photographs indeed depict Netaji, they challenge existing theories about his fate. - The Henderson Brooks Report, which investigated the 1962 Sino-India boundary war, remains classified. Its declassification could shed light on critical events . 2. Lal Bahadur Shastri: - Shastri’s sudden death in Tashkent in 1966 has also sparked controversy. His grandson recalled that Shastri had hinted at revealing something significant upon his return. The face-mapping report connecting him to Netaji adds another layer of intrigue. - Details surrounding Shastri’s demise remain a subject of public interest, and citizens seek transparency regarding the circumstances. In summary, India’s pursuit of transparency through declassification and the curiosity surrounding historical figures & issues like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Lal Bahadur Shastri underscore the importance of accessible information for informed discourse and understanding of the past.

[@nrusimha11]

Fabulous comment

[@jaydeepgadhavi5465]

At 8:45, please make a whole new episode or series on this as you did with operation Bluestar & the Nalli massacre.

[@Lakshmidasaa]

Nehru passed away and Sasthri became PM, most problems solved .... thats the best point of this cut the clutter.

[@SpeakTruth1996]

Sekharji, please have some shame. You always defend Congress and co. with so much passion even when they are at fault. You call your channel a neutral on and identify it as an unbiased one, but always promote Congress's narrative! This is not right. The viewers are not fools; they can catch your deception.

[@nivedvasukuttan7633]

Painter Gupta bhai!!!

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

Talking about territorial integrity, Modi ji gave clean chit to China.

[@jayasankarshivakumar471]

Shekhar This is one of your best. So clear accurate and objective !

[@prabakarkg]

As a person from TamilNadu, I think this is a well rounded analysis. Any international decision is for the sake of the country and its peace, no matter which party decides. But at least one had the decency not to politicize the deal with Bangladesh when it happened. About fishing - TN fishermen typically does deep sea fishing with superior tech when compared to Sri Lankans. So fishing in kachatheevu is not a big problem for them. The real problem is the arrests and firing on fishermen by SriLankan authorities. There could be mistakes in both the sides but this needs more attention than kachatheevu.

[@ThePrintIndia]

Thank you for writing in, my friend, and I'm glad you found this episode insightful. Do keep watching...best wishes, Shekhar

[@suarawtps903]

Honourable Jaishanker conveniently not mentioning almost 1000 Tamil fishermen killed by SL Navy...sad. 1974 India had leverage for fishing rights; 1976 was a soldout of Tamil fishermen to Sri Lanka by New Delhi centric power. BJP needso to counter the geopolitics in the Indian Ocean or wait for SL to allow another base in katchathivu. Smartly Honourble Jaishankar focusing no way forward as the done in the past by any New Delhi power centric powes. SL may play the China card. May Allow or lease Katchathivu to China as a base, we can talk but no action. *Defrancised of half a million Tamil people* Around *500 000 Indian Tamil origin was defrancised to TN in mid 60s till 70s They were left in the streets to fend for themselves where Central Union Indian signed off inhumane Sirima-Sastri Pact* in Sri Lanka. Another betrayal of New Delhi siding with the Sinhala chauvinist leadership. I hope Poor Annamalai don't get his hope too high. The anti Tamil elements are very refinely engrained in the Indian executives branch of power in India Union.

[@starrynight43451]

Because there is no truth in it.

[@Realist839]

India should have used the recent economic collapse of Sri Lanka to negotiate transfer of Kachatheevu to India as part of the 4.5 billion help to Sri Lanka..unfortunately, wonderful opportunity missed

[@Lakshmidasaa]

We Indians dont want Kachethevu......

[@Realist839]

@@Lakshmidasaa - Are you stupid to not understand the value of the island geostrategically? Do you know how many Indian fishermen get killed by Sri Lanka in that neighborhood? With the corrupt Sri Lankan politicians, can you provide assurance that they would not give away the island to Chinese? It would be a disaster for India when that happens.

[@k.k.c8670]

Every week, you increase the amount.. Was 3.4B then 4, now 4.5B. And most of it wasn't cash... Credit notes to buy Indian goods and some debt postponement.

[@Lakshmidasaa]

@@gargvanit Indian

[@sleepingduty2987]

@@gargvanit Indian.

[@rusty1806]

You didn’t mention your source for this trade off or the 2 parallel stories was based on Mr Jairam’s tweet, not sure why you always start giving cover fire to congress using this wonderful format and program.

[@theindian2226]

Thanks Mr SG Whatever it may be the then successive governments didn't show farsightedness as far as political and security matters are concerned.

[@dineshkp3912]

Beating around the bush to justify the illegal gift of Indian right to a very weak neighbour ignoring our legal rights

[@praveenmarselin5575]

Thanks Shekhar for facts.

[@sumanvyas6761]

One who can’t save our territory to from china talks about our history . What a leader

[@vagovind]

katchatheevu issue in great detail. Thanks Sir

[@ruwanfonseka]

This is a very well done video with Journalistic Diplomacy to cover the historical context of India-Sri Lanka relations and Indian-Bangladesh relations and diplomacy with a nice lesson of history from the past. Long live the friendly relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and India. Katchatheevu is currently part of Sri Lanka and there is no need to bring it to now to claim it as part of India.

[@ThePrintIndia]

Thank you, my friend. Do keep watching and writing in...best wishes, Shekhar

[@kashresurrected]

This is the reason , i would never ever take paid subscription of The Print. Infact Shekhar made the issue so complex by himself. No matter what the issue is , BUT no country would ever give away its claim on a territory. When congress is in dock everything becomes complex and justifiable for you. I remember you are the same person, who downplayed the pathetic and shameless act of Sharad Pawar, when he intentionally told media that there was a bombblast in muslim majority area also, during 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blast. You took it so easily and justified that shameless man. You and your Print is Substandard. Shame on you.

[@rajsinghji-84]

I want to understand. If this Island was the biggest DMK thing, and Congress did it with KarunaNidhi, And Tamils vote for it. How will DMK, ally Congress, respond to it? Effectively, the Frontier Gandhi idea was thrown to the wolves. DMK and Congress are the Wolves.

[@vijaykumar-vz7xf]

Excellent episode. Brought out the nuances of the agreement in the backdrop of the Indian Tamil's citizenship issue in Ceylon very well. Agreements are all about give & take. The welfare of 1.5 L Indian Tamils vis a vis territory of an uninhabited island without any fresh water source can be debated endlessly. All this will make sense only theough the lens of objectivity. Wear your political glasses, and you will see only one side of the story.

[@ruwanfonseka]

This is a very well done video with Journalistic Diplomacy to cover the historical context of India-Sri Lanka relations and Indian-Bangladesh relations and diplomacy with a nice lesson of history from the past. Long live the friendly relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and India. Katchatheevu is currently part of Sri Lanka and there is no need to bring it to now to claim it as part of India.

[@ThePrintIndia]

Thank you, Vijay, for appreciating and supporting our journalism. You make a strong point...do keep watching and writing in...best wishes, Shekhar

[@HypotuneseSquare]

Nehru and gandhi family have created so much nuisance all over the place.. i would like to ask the modi government to reclaim all our lost territories as soon as possible starting from china then pakistan then sri lanka then Bangladesh.. i hope the united nations or usa or russia will support us and help us in this bold move.. now its time to solve the problem not just talk about the problems and keep on blaming the previous ones for such things..

[@asheeshshah1963]

A true journalist is always investigative n informed..Shekhar Gupta is a true journalist who fulfills all the necessary criterion to b the best of best journalist world over...gd job..best wishes..

[@ruwanfonseka]

This is a very well done video with Journalistic Diplomacy to cover the historical context of India-Sri Lanka relations and Indian-Bangladesh relations and diplomacy with a nice lesson of history from the past. Long live the friendly relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long live the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and India. Katchatheevu is currently part of Sri Lanka and there is no need to bring it to now to claim it as part of India.

[@yavanshi]

I do not envy the print for it's reader base. Tell the truth you are left wing, make any kind of logical sense you are congress sympathizer. Don't say anything you are BJP sympathizer.

[@BDIBDI-u4m]

Couptaji , at his slimey best. Such a shameless newstrader. Why di you nit disuccc this issue all these years if you knew about it ? And couptaji should his donate his property to me if he thinks indian land can be given away., even if it is an inch

[@asd-ty5rb]

English subtitles do not match with actual words spoken.

[@rameshraina2517]

this dariya dilli is making Indian situation worse. Look at Chinese. they never ever signed boundary agreements hence use that as bargaining chip in discussions with India. It seems our policy makers and politicians are the worst.

[@dhirenk29]

What the F , why would not say that the island also included 200 kmile , which also is also lost

[@rameshraina2517]

I fail to understand of millions of illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas can live in India why cant India voluntarily bring these Tamils back to India and let them live dignified life. Is it because Tamils happen to be majorly Hindus hence lawyers like Indira Jaisingh and Bhushan don't speak for them in Indian courts.

[@basantsinha3159]

Very nice decluttering

[@mruthyunjayasiddalingaiah7489]

🇮🇳 Modiji is an unique & the most unpredictable visionary dynamic, selfless, motivating leader & even Chanukya would have failed under prevailing Geopolitical situation in Bharat 🇮🇳 & Global🌏 (Man of Development India)Modi Hi Toh Mumkin Hi 👍🙏

[@bilalbaig8586]

BJP bhakts conveniently forget that their father Modi has recently given up large parts of Indian territory to Bangladesh to settle border disputes. The very same Bangladesh that is going to take a hard turn towards Islamism and revert back to being a 2nd Pakistan on India's eastern flank. 10 years of being in government has exposed the hypocrisy of the BJP on every issue. Modi is a carbon copy of Nehru with just a bit more of Muslim hatred sprinkled in.

[@rajendranathanmnair4122]

Nehru in his quest to become a celebrity leftist in International arena often sold the 'soul of India' as he had ' discovered under his British upbringing ' . Some People justify his actions as a need of those times which is hard to buy for those who read history as history and not as fiction . Ths family carries that conviction even today with Sonia and kids even showing their love for Rajiv Gandhi's killers. In kachaitheevu case Indira didn't bother at all about our history as that was family tradition all along.DMK fancied a greater Tamil land and for political support Indira yielded to DMK ploys whereby real Tamil Nadu fishermen livelihood was compromised. Let truth be out and today people are better educated than be believe blindly what politicians sell.

[@sleepingduty2987]

Sir Dhruv Rathee mentioned you in his recent video. I think his criticism of your evaluation of the state of democracy is fair. I think you might want to look at it.

[@sleepingduty2987]

@@gargvanit who the hell are you to say who is anti- hindu. people like you are anti- human I think. And if both belong to the same cohort, why do bigots like you come here wagging their tails every night? Go to the bought media no. They say what you want them to say.

[@sleepingduty2987]

@@gargvanit Who are you to term anyone anti- hindu. I think you are anti- human. If you think they belong to the same cohort then why do you people come wagging here for news. You too know that the media you like is sold out but truth seems hard to go down doesn't it?

[@anahita-bn6cy]

Kindly keep sleeping kiddo