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!
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.
@UC2hp1NxGdKpDYPav4PdsfBw Our country is being overpowered simply by China, even our President is currently having a hard time defending our sovereignty.
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
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.
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. 🐂😒
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
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.
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 🙃
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.
@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?
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
@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.
@@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
@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.
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!
@@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 .
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.
@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.
@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.
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👌🇱🇰❤🇮🇳
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.
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.
rich guy problem is doesn't know poor people problem
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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!
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
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
@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.
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.
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.
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
@@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"
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
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.
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
@@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
@@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
@@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.
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 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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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!
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)
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.
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?
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.
@@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
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!
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 ..
@@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.
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!!
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.
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
@@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
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.
@@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.
@@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
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
@@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
@@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.
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
@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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.
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. 🇮🇳❤️🇱🇰
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 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
@@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
"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. 😂
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.
@@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.
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
@@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.
@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
@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 🇮🇳
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.
@@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
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.
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. 😉😉
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.
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.
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.
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
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
@@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...
@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.
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 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.
@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.
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
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
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
@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.
@@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?
Yes, no questions about it. What our fishermen are doing is clearly unsustainable. Can't damage our ecosystem like this. Govt should intervene not only to stop them crossing the border but to teach them about some other methods of fishing without damaging sea bed like this.
Seriously.?? Do you know about Kachatheevu?? What if Indian government gives a part of Kashmir to Pakistan without consulting local Indians in Kashmir?? That's what Indian government did in past..they gave Kachatheevu to lanks is the fishing ground for all Indian fishermen of that region..
Shafik Rahman technically kashmir does belong to Pakistan in principle, Pakistan gave up all hindu majority areas and india should have given up all muslim majority areas including Kashmir.
Every country has every right to enforce its sovereignty over its territorial waters and deal with those who cross the border as they deem fit but both countries have the right to arrest anyone who is crossing the border. Sri lankans must enforce control over its own territorial waters and protect they resources. Vox Borders Thanks for these great video.
Do you know exactly where the borders are? Are you assuming the SL navy is being honest here? I have heard Indians say the SL navy is slowly pushing its borders and stealing Indian waters. Maybe both sides are guilty.
most of the Indian media never say India and Srilanka fish conflict, theyonly say Tamil nadu and srilankan conflict. they only use India when something good or positive thing happen. thanks vox.
@@alokbaluni8760 lol tamil nadu is india so eventhough its tamil nadu faults its also responsibility of india...don't show your dividing mentality here..When someone wins olympic gold or silver we don't care about which state they are from or what cast they..what matters is they are indian
@@rajeshsrajeshs yes ik nothing is as worse compared to the death of one's life, but I just realised how much these people have affected Sri Lankan's livelihood, their income and their lives. I mean they made it so bad that only when they start arresting, they take it seriously. Like they forced them use brute force for them to back away. Please note I am not saying what the Sri Lanka's did to these people were right but just that our fishermens too should hold responsibility for their action. They trespassed and exploited their resources and continue to do so at the expense of Sri Lankan's fishermans livelihood.
@@feenitacharles905 What the Indian fishermen are doing is wrong. I admit. But these are borders are 45 years old. The institutions that uphold these borders are 70 years old. The people have been fishing there for centuries. You have to listen to their sentiments. You don't have to agree. But just listen to their story. Laws and borders cannot be devised without analysing the very people they apply to. You still don't mention the killing of fishermen. They don't just arrest fishermen. I say the Navy that shoots civilians is incompetent. And the local authorities that do nothing are incompetent. Blame these two parties. Why are the fishermen not advised to stop trespassing? Why are there no infrastructure to increase fish production? Why isn't the Indian government educating the fishermen of Marine science. Not that they need to be educated. My point is, start conversing about the solutions. Not just blaming the other party or just apologising over the internet for likes.
@@rajeshsrajeshs Sounds to me like you prefer policing people's opinions rather then doing something which you are advocating for. Nothing can be resolved without at least acknowledging a wrong-doing, that is how healing begins. Fragile indian ego always getting in the way of logic. Yes Sri Lankan have killed their own people but so has India especially with its archaic repressive caste system which im glad they have gotten rid of. THE SOLUTION IS SIMPLE. ABIDE BY THE BORDERS BOTH COUNTRIES AGREED UPON. IT IS NOT THE PROBLEM OF THE SRI LANKAN PEOPLE THAT INDIAN FISHERMEN HAVE DEPLETED THEIR RESOURCES. Now all of a sudden because Indians have used up their resources, border isn't the solution?😂
Even as an Indian if Indian Fisherman are illegally entering Sri Lankan waters then I feel no sympathy for them....Sri Lankan Navy should do whatever they feel right. Everyone should be inside their borders...that is what they are meant for.
10:53 Indian guy saying government doesn't help us...when the gov't subsidized the entire fleet of boats. These guys knowingly crossed borders illegally and they complain about being arrested. C'mon...you can't plead ignorance...don't do the crime if you can't do the time(in jail)!
The price of subsidising fishing boats doesn't compare to how much the government is actually supposed to spend in stimulating local economy, education, and transport. These coastal villages have no other resources, and are very disadvantaged. If they can't fish, they have no other way of earning. In such a situation, the government should have stepped in to help create other jobs. Instead these fishermen are risking their lives to go steal another country's fish. Of course the government is to blame.
I agree but the people are crossing the border because they almost HAVE to. Imagine that you are really poor, living in 1 room (a lot of their houses are actually a room) and have a whole family to feed. There are lots of boats on your side so you can't catch any fish. They are terribly poor and their lives completely depend on the fish. so that is WHY the fisherman cross the border. It is really wrong but what choice do they have they can't do anything else. So its really easy for you to just come up and judge them. You should understand the whole story first. Also (for most of them) the boats are the best thing they own without it they can't feed their families
The blame should be on the local governance. Which of course citizen are the part of. Idealizing corrupt politicians and power hungry political parties of Tamil Nadu. Water crisis due to mismanagement and wrong urbanization is the recent surfaced truth about these parties. It's high time for a change Tamil Nadu or be doomed by the negligence of the corrupt leaders who give little heed to the people.
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 ..❤️
Iam Indian and I fully agree that it's totally illegal to cross the border like this. And It's not going to do any good in the long-term as the fishes on the other side will also get exhausted soon by using trawlers. And even after that an Indian fisherman crosses over then Sri Lankan Navy is absolutely within its rights to punish them
Yeah!! I'll give you a boat.. Try to go in water and recognize the territorial waters when in sea! It is nice to sit in home and eat Hilsha and not realize what happens behind the scenes! I bet you know even 10% of the story and commenting on it siding with one!!
@@santoshsundar1186 nowadays all indian boats have GPS systems installed.... So they can avoid it easily... But they don't... Because they don't have guys to go into sea borders of Andra Pradesh or Kerala.... They just come into Sri Lankan border...
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!
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.
Amazing work as always Johnny, keep carrying vox!
@UC2hp1NxGdKpDYPav4PdsfBw Our country is being overpowered simply by China, even our President is currently having a hard time defending our sovereignty.
This is just for Political gain.
visit NORTHEAST INDIA
Johnny uses the metric system when discussing the distance between the two countries.
That man will go far in life.
I know he said kilometers!! Hahahahahah it got my attention hahah
But he lost me when he said prawns instead of shrimp
@@gotoastal that's what they're called
@@gotoastal prawns and shrimps are different species
@@gogo8965 shrimps are better
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
there was lot of buzz in the media once in remember about fishermen being captured by sri lankan navy
Pamesh Kumar they dont show because India is culprit here
@@bluetitan5666 TRUE 😂✌
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.
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. 🐂😒
The real loser in this conflict is the sea life.
True
So true
Alright, now stop eating seafood
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
What?
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.
Why Indian coast guard don't stop it
@@axel665 Indian cost guard was deployed in Pakistan and Bangladesh due to war.
@@axel665 lost of tamil votes.
not to mention the how the regional party will use it to cause riots
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 🙃
True
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.
@Ashwin Nair really local government?
Its central government!!
@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?
The Small Time Media yeah the fishery resources do belong to the country if their sea line goes across it
@@RagulRamamurthy lol doesn't make any difference
I didn't know either!?!
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
@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.
@Ross Piyan Maybe true. But it is not like Kerala people are saints.
@@nzdeepak russia is not a democracy
@@rodi9325 surprised pikachu face
The US is significantly less corrupt than Russia or India. And Norway is even less corrupt than the US.
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.
Nature can and will have the last laugh when it hits us with heatwaves and mass natural disasters...
@@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
Exactly.
@@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
M. Krabs r/edgelord
Wow.. sorry Srilanka.
I didn't know that we were at the fault. Man, the way media is manipulating
Should hfsji
When controling media by political agendas 😞
And you trust vox? 😂
@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.
How do you then that this is true??
Vox makes me click on things I thought I had no interest in
Same
ikr!
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!
I am interested in you though
So long as it isnt political, vox is pretty cool
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
U know where is India media busy
They don't focus on TamilNadu
@@powerisinsoul7061 Mujhe charas do.. Mujhe ganjha do karne m 😂😂
@@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 .
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.
human rights violation against minority is legal inside the Indian border .
@Mr. Thanos the predators hunter if you live close to border, not knowing borderline is not an excuse.
@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.
@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.
@@JaspreetSinghArtist Why do you say that?
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👌🇱🇰❤🇮🇳
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Hi mchn Nice too meet you😁
You are probably happy discriminating Tamils.
in lk
Naam ellarum nanbargalagiya irukkavendum
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.
Greetings from Bali island Indonesia 😄😄
Aravind A.V. Just like how certain neighbors are taking advantage of some prime lesser used-trawling routes!
It is evident that narrative worked so well.
Hey Aravind, Do you think Vox should've included Katchatheevu island part in this episode? Enlighten me please.
@@akashtripurare4348 They did, not directly, but they mentioned both sides agreed on the exact borders.
living in Tamilnadu I have not seen such a honest and informative explanation on the situation.Great video Johnny!
Thank you sir!
True that
Yes
Vox is always great . They always report truth that's why I trust them blindly . I don't even need to Confirm the news
So, what's your point of view on this situation?
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.
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!
Read news paper......easy
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
@@vishnuvardhan3047 this guy is idiot..I am from north most part of India , uttarakhand.. and I know this situation from many yrs...
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
Wow man, this shows different nations brainwash their citzens
@@anonymousguy329 listen man its our lack of knowledge i may sound as protecting our country here but i think we should imporge[
Oh what the #### srilanka bullying India, lol what a huge joke
@@nethcool6429 hahaha
Unsolved disputes
Nepal: kalapani and susta issue
China: arunachal area and aksai chin issue
Pakistan: Kashmir issue
Solved dispute
Bangladesh ✓
Srilanka✓
I had visited Rameswaram and live in South India. The media doesn't speak anything about this. Thanks for bringing this into our knowledge
@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.
@Dheeraj Gedupudi The government and media are one entity?
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
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.
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.
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
@@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"
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
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.
@xiray sri lankan government is not tring to save their economy. They are tring to save their sea bed being distroyed by indian fisherman
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
@@undercovercia .......
@Suresh M its true
Otha Dei..... Katcha teevu pati unnau keriyadu?.... Sure u need to be educated.....
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
@@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
@@karunaharanv6617 r u talking about tamil nadu ,then nobody is interested.
Tamils hate Indians
India has controlled too Many territories illegally
@@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
@@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.
Crossing borders defined by two governments illegally, fishing illegally in restricted territory and wondering why you have been face slapped...
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.
Sometimes In deep sea they won't know borders etc these fisherman are poor to have GPS and those stuff
@@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
@@fuzailhasan7856 this.
@@arun0921 this can be helped with regularly checked buoys and a safe zone around the borders to prevent conflict
When a foreigner informs you about your own country's issues 😅
LOL... several times!
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Vox oppresses people
I know riiiight
Lakshay Aggarwal yeah . Bhai Hasan Minhaj also 😂😂😂😂
The one who makes music for u guys definitely needs a raise .
Seriously every vox video have amazing BGM
His name is right in the credits at the end of the video. "original music by Tom Fox".
I was the 1K like
@@SalihSabir airgato gosaimas 🙏
How u know maybe he's the best paid of them lol
Don't mean to distract but couldn't stopped laughing as one Indian fisherman mentioned "I was slapped and it took week to recover'.😂😂😂
Lol
Its a translation error... He said "i was beaten up and it took 5 days to recover".. tamil can be tricky at times
I don’t speak fisherman but I think he implied getting knocked out
Selmon bhai ka thappad tha
@Nish Fernandez that's one 'tight' slap 😏
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
just as i was thinking like wth hw the indians acting like the victims
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
We're really at fault (Indian)
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.
Ark thank you!!!!!!
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.
Agree , but Trawler type ships are used by many Western countries too . They should start banning it first
@@kkk2.077 Why should one wait for another country to stop first, that's not a very good arguement.
@@kkk2.077 Two wrongs don't make a right. Poor rebuttal Sir.
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.
They are banned in India too. It's just the remotely located fisherman who get away with it.
As a Sri Lankan Tamil and with all due respect to my Indian Tamil neighbors, please do not destroy our livelihood.
As an Indian i would like to apologize
Even i d like to apologise
I'm really sorry on behalf on my country men.
As if a fisherman would read this comment.
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
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.
Shirlankan navy directly open fire on our fishermen without warning that is the problem
@@bhatusonawane7054 not true. navy is not allowed to shoot at civilians.
@@AsokaTw-mz3lr they are passing international boarders. Shoot is international law. Go to court then.
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
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!
Blame Tamil Nadu government
@@ChamathYapa
Not Indian media but Tamil Nadu local politics and media
It's state media's wrong information to tamils and so called national media's don't care attitude about south
That’s right Jacob, your in the wrong :,)
The Indian fisherman act shocked when they’re actions have consequences and they punished illegally passing the border
@stewboy craigie the border was set up in the 70s
What if Trump says let's shoot any Mexican who crosses the border? That'd be cool with you, right?
That border is an Invisible line
@stewboy craigie one still shouldn't break international law due to tradition
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
when vox does a better job of covering issues than local media
EXACTLY!!! As an Indian I had no idea about this conflict!
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)
Yes u r 💯 correct. It's not only a problem of crossing borders for overfishing but also for other illegal activities
@@DulanjanWijenayake
As if the Indian and Sri Lankan politicians are honest people?
As an Srilankan, i apologize for that SLAP
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.
But we will repay it soon..
After hindia dissolved...
But then all ur tooth will gone..in our slap
But how can she slap?
Thats a good one 😂😂😂
I think man needs more than your apology, after all he took one whole week to recover. 😂
This man said he got slapped and it took a week to recover 😂
Yea slapped as in slapped with a closed fist
It literally translates to slapped
But it implies knocked out.
😂😂😂😂😂
The translations are so bad. Kinda just translated into whatever the producers thought would be the most interesting wordage to show.
it's E-Honda's slap technique.
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?
Whole video put in the best form mate!
Exactly!
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.
Yup our almost entire coastline are wrecked here from overfishing now these brain dead are venturing to Pak and Sri Lanka border .
@@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
Politics aside for a second, can we appreciate how incredibly beautiful the landscape is?!
No
Not until india stop blaming other people and then does evil on others
@@我爱您中国 everybody knows china policy of expansionism
@@hakanoodles9685 everybody knows endia is good at spreading hatred in youtube
@@我爱您中国 and china in spreading Covid everywhere.
I am in Chennai. Indian
There Indian medias are not interested in this news
But I follow your channel good job
Lol our media portrays that the Indian fishermen are 100% innocent and the Lankan navy as monsters.
This was in the news, stop watching YT and watch TV News channels
Totally true, our media focuses only on news that would fetch them more views
@@sakthiprasanna8010 That's how world works.😇
You are probably following the wrong media persons
As a Sri Lanakan I feel very happy reading these comments.
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!
Yes bros i support sri lanke
Me and most of tamils where never knowing these ... Our media doesn't show the other side ... Sry for it
@Robb Skipper BJP doesn't control tamilian minds.Most of us hate BJP.
Hey, greetings from México
"I was slapped once and it took me a week to recover" ~Indian Fisherman 2019.
Bad subtitles are bad.
@@exilverified9842 They didn't translate some statements.... Otherwise the translation is quite accurate...
Kollywood
Luca Kanga you know that is code for being anally penetrated in sailor talk.
He actually said 5 days
As a sri lankan i can confirm sri lankan fish is tastier than indian fish 😂
Thats why indians cross borders
❤😂😂
I never noticed tbh
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 ..
@@donmudit2257 ah that makes sense.
It's wrong of us to do this. We should respect sovereignty of Sri Lanka. Plus why are we using such detrimental technology 🙄
Cause money.
Madhav Kaushal For GREED!
@@tngdrczp120 they are not in greed, they are in need.
Haha u r if not litrate about ur own country history whose fault is it .... india infact should claim compensation to srilanka
@@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.
Now I need an OverSimplified video about The Fish Wars.
My Men lol
Lol
Another mini wars video!
this enraged the brits, who punished us severely
Indian fisherman: *steals fish and destroys seabed*
Sri lanlan fisherman: Dude! uncool.
"I was slapped once and it took me a whole week of recover"
Is this a South Indian film?
the one who slapped must have been Vijaykanth Fan
He said "anji naal"... I think he said 5 days by that...
Hahahahah,😁😁😁😁
Probably it was a “gun-slap” or something 🙄🤣😂
😂😂😂
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!!
Srilankan prime minister bandaranike's action was the reason for the war.He make sinhala official language to attract sinhala votes.
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.
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
@@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
@@autoworld871 nonsense. Don't downplay the severity of the genocide. Riots were done by Sinhala Buddhists.
Every poacher have to be slapped 52 times so it take them whole year to recover.
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Ruben Hayk dude this comment made my day 😂
😂😂😆😆🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
He said 5 days not 1 week lol
I am from Tamil Nadu India ,and I think fisherman should not cross the strait
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.
@@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.
@@sounderrajendran3311 India has a fast growing economy, they can easily find another job. They're just lazy.
@@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
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!
I am an Indian, I am a Tamilan. And i love my Srilankan Tamil people. Sorry for the trouble.
@HMZ My seeman? Lol😂
Iam Sri Lankan Tamil born in Germany, Ive visted Tamil nadu more often than sri lanka itself. 🙏
@@ronraji pls come more often. It’s our home
🙂🙂
தலைவா வீ லவ் யு டூ
As an Indian, I feel it is wrong. Sri Lanka owns the water and should be catching fishes there not Indian fishermen.
@Robb Skipper oh please...
Why ?
@@luvkumar5096 Because that is how international water works
@@AnkurVashishtha01 The North can never understand the South🤷♂️
@@vivekshekhar6687 There is no such discussion as north south here. Don't change the topic.
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
Respect your mom bro.
we love you too love
Idk what the Indian dude complaining about. My guy it's not your area, u legit have no right to complain about anything.
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
@@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
@@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.
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
@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.
I was never ashamed being an INDIAN but when, i saw this my heart broke
Learn about katchatheevu bro
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
@@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.
Thank you very much for understanding the truth.
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.
I'm Indian but really feel bad for the deprived Sri-lankan community. Indian poachers and fishermen should stop this ASAP
Lol illiterate
@@GRIMRAJ *illiterate
Where is your Indian pride, dear friend? We must cause the lankans to kneel before us due to their ungratefulness
@@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.
@@cratoss.4772 thanks in mobile its tough to identify and ensure
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.
🇮🇳❤️🇱🇰
What indian coast guards doing.they know everything. Guys just watching this video don't decide anything
Thanks for fair view and we should speak truth always.
If srilanka was muslim country then india govt will make communal angle.
may be india should invade srilankan waters
@@crazyhorse6885 yes
Awwww.....as an Indian i kinda feel bad for sri lankan fishermen at that time
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.
@@minch333 important lesson on how if you abuse your ecosystem you have to live with the consequences, not also start destroying other peoples food
@@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
@@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
@@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
Don't cross the boarder iligaly don't steal your neighbors stuff. Problem solved
Hey bro most of us love SL
sri lanka is a terrorist state
@@shshsh11 joy love and bliss,🇱🇰😂😂
@@shshsh11 like india support to LTTE terrorist group?
@@nevindumuthukumarana167 they are not terrorist they stand for the rights of tamil eelem
Kinda fun to finally understand the language spoken by the people being interviewed, and not just read the English subs.
Are the subtitles good?
@@manuelbonet they're accurate for the most part. The inaccuracies only come from things being lost in translation.
True
lmao right
I know right. Finally!
"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. 😂
IamTheZuZu some slap. want to meet the guy who did it
@@kaijiesoo8588 Maybe slap is part of the saying "slap on the wrist", but gone terribly wrong.
HOW CAN HE SLAP...!!!
Actually what he said translated into English was that he got hit on the face repeatedly. The subtitles in this case were wrong.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that's hilarious
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
I agree
😂😂
🤣
After covide
Yes🎊
I think this is our indian governments faults. we should resolve this asap. And lots of love for sri lanka from indian side🇱🇰🇮🇳
sri lank belongs to india...
@@onlinemathquiz3621 sri lanka doesnt belong to india .u fool
you elect congrezz thats why
@@onlinemathquiz3621
Srilanka doesn't belong to s....hole .😭😂😂
@@onlinemathquiz3621Lmaooooo 😹😹
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.
@@lonapriyadharshan3957 the idina govm
Chatura Muthukumarana India just has to find a way to make The fishing waters of Sri Lanka their waters. Perhaps the IN could help
@@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.
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
i wanna know who slapped the dude so hard it took him a week to recover
Omar Cheema I laughed too hard at this
It's a bad translation, it means something more like "knocked out"
He said they punched him not slap.
That's all bullsh--. That guy is a total drama queen.
Srilankan navy
Thanks VOX ! Literally no Indian media speaks about this ! You have shed the light !
India has no neighbor country without any border conflicts 😑
😂 but while you Sri Lankan guys at trouble we were the first to support you guys and you guys forgot it very fast
@@s9ka972 who says that??? 😂 I said about only border conflicts here,
@@Sagith_Dilshan I don't support bad action by our fishermen but don't say its a state sponsored move.
@@s9ka972 Nice to know and invite u to study about political movements of southern india against sri lankan sovereignty
@@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.
Indian:Can I steal ur fish
Sri Lankan: no
Indian: U mean yes
Sri Lankan : Cannon goes boom boom
@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
@UDDIPAN MONDAL whu did they even fight in the first place?
@UDDIPAN MONDAL but clearly India is in the wrong here. There's nothing wrong in admitting our country's fault where it is due.
@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.
@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 🇮🇳
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.
Sri Lanka's Navy:
"Hippity hoppity, this ship is now our property."
Indian fisherman:
"Hippity hoppity these fishing grounds are now our property."
Indian fisherman : shut up the Indian Ocean is ours and the waters for fishing..... neither it is sri Lanka's
@@mr_reddii07 pretty sure the borders says other wise
@@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
He’s already miles ahead of where he should be right now
Indian media would never cover this because they are too busy with Modi Propagandas.
This is all result of TN state gov. They own those boats.
🇱🇰Sri Lanka♥️to India🇮🇳
But don't destroye our friendship.
Now Sri Lanka one country forever
True ❤
You can arrest our fisherman if they enter illegally but killing them is unfair. Most of fisherman doesn't know the boundaries...From India ...
True , its unhuman but they'll come up with a solution .
Prime iQ
We are Indian of course but the central government should help our people more
@@jehielhernandez8152 right now there is chyna and corona problem after that everyone will have to work hard to fix economy
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.
Miyuru Weerarathna 🇱🇰❤️💯
Vox Borders... Not boundaries 😝
Abol Tabol the Indians are to blame. Law is law. It’s an agreed border. Adhering matters.
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. 😉😉
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.
Prasoon Tiwari I don’t blame you you have a whole subcontinent to keep track of
I am Sir Lankan
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.
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.
i didn't know this either and i live in southern india because I'm not Tamil
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
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
@@anitagarg3316 You, you did not read my comment!
@@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...
@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.
@@anitagarg3316 It was belongs to sri lanka , Indians were using it while sri lankan were in the war.
The camera work, narration and presentation all are splendid..
That's John Harris' work, one of the best in Vox. Since the first episode until today he never disappointed.
And shining shimmering
out of all the fight going on finally someone notices.
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"
Come with the indian fishermen and show how to find the border in the sea, or please draw a line in the water...
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
@@wlvl8136 use the navigation system on those trawlers son. like you use it to find the land. (school boy theories )
@@lourthu7798 nope
how bout no
Iceland and Britain: Hehe First time?
*flashbacks*
Cod war
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.
You mentioned churches. So most of the fishing community in Rameshwaram comprise Christians??
@@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.
@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.
This was the comment I'm looking for....
The whole coast of India is under the control of churches
I am indian and I feel sorry for your loss, I hope Indian government understand what needs to be done for these people.
every time your channel posts, I feel like we
Are getting news people need to know about, but nobody is talking about.
INDIAN FISHERMAN ; catches fish
SrILANKAN ARMY : catches indian fishermen
And some Indian dudes supporting the invasion of srilankan army
Damn! Imagine being slapped so hard i takes you a week to recover lmao
That's the sri Lankan navy for you 🤣
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
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
@@heathenfire Yeah could've almost guessed that it got lost in translation. Nevertheless, thanks for the clarification!
Probably sprained his jaw lol
Sri Lankan fishermen:
we got no boats
Sei Lankan Navy:
Dont worry we got you
Jellycious Gaming its not the real case
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.
They dont release the boats to the public. Law is still law.
they wont it coz they knoow the damage it does
@@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.
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.
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.
da kandaravoli ... you don't know nothing about this
Bhakt launda spotted
Yah check what sinhala do to Tamil people there how it all start
@@koolcrazy80 they are morone bro that's why Hindus are targeting everywhere without any reason
It's so sad to see communities that were like brothers turn against each other because of greed
Not because of greed but to survive
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.
but unlike china, india does not use its far more powerful military to threaten its smaller neighbors
@Rehman Sattar india also arrested pakistani fisher man so many times and the hold ak-47 too
Taiwan here
@@nik007delta
"Far more powerful"
Yea right
@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.
"The government doesn't give us anything :c"
They gave you the boats
Exactly!
TN is complain boy of India.
@@jaszthebest the boats that killed the sea life there for india's economy benefit 60 yrs ago. are yall daft.
@@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?
which is destroying the sea bed
They wanted it for free, maybe?? Like Tamil politicians giving free stuff?? I heard some people got TV and fridge too :)
“I was slapped once, it took 1 week to recover”
Knockout
How were is slapped
Is there a India hater
He literally said "5 days"
Should have slapped 3 times
I guess India fights with all its neighbours 😂
Not at all .... India has never attacked on someone or any nation since its birth as a country and this what makes India weak....
No....
@king looting who?
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!
Siding with the Sri Lanka Tamils on this one.
Yea we too
Its Illegal...hope our people stop this
Yes, no questions about it. What our fishermen are doing is clearly unsustainable. Can't damage our ecosystem like this. Govt should intervene not only to stop them crossing the border but to teach them about some other methods of fishing without damaging sea bed like this.
Seriously.?? Do you know about Kachatheevu?? What if Indian government gives a part of Kashmir to Pakistan without consulting local Indians in Kashmir?? That's what Indian government did in past..they gave Kachatheevu to lanks is the fishing ground for all Indian fishermen of that region..
Shafik mention" it was given by Congress government during DMK rule " both DMK AND CONGRESS R CANCER TO INDIA!!
Shafik Rahman technically kashmir does belong to Pakistan in principle, Pakistan gave up all hindu majority areas and india should have given up all muslim majority areas including Kashmir.
6:25 ..when the Fire Nation attacked
ALTA REFERENCES THX😂
same India is bailing them out right now when they are in crisis
Every country has every right to enforce its sovereignty over its territorial waters and deal with those who cross the border as they deem fit but both countries have the right to arrest anyone who is crossing the border. Sri lankans must enforce control over its own territorial waters and protect they resources.
Vox Borders Thanks for these great video.
@Pillars of Creation And what he said doesn't even makes sense, and not even related to the issue smh.
Djiboutian India has the right to retaliate with force
@@rajc2257 Yes. Every nation has a right to war lol
Do you know exactly where the borders are? Are you assuming the SL navy is being honest here? I have heard Indians say the SL navy is slowly pushing its borders and stealing Indian waters. Maybe both sides are guilty.
most of the Indian media never say India and Srilanka fish conflict, theyonly say Tamil nadu and srilankan conflict. they only use India when something good or positive thing happen. thanks vox.
@@nikhiljain7358 exactly.
@@nikhiljain7358 really ? how many times have you seen south India's problem on national news channel.
@@nikhiljain7358 I think you are from North. Do you know in south Indians states even Hindus eat beef too ?
@@alokbaluni8760 lol tamil nadu is india so eventhough its tamil nadu faults its also responsibility of india...don't show your dividing mentality here..When someone wins olympic gold or silver we don't care about which state they are from or what cast they..what matters is they are indian
@@alokbaluni8760 International border and relations comes under central government and state government has no rights to interfere in this issue.
dude i thought the sri lankans were at fault.I DIDN'T KNOW THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY.
sorryyy.. on behalf of my fishermens
Feenita charles There’s another side of the story: the casualties. Death toll.
@@rajeshsrajeshs yes ik nothing is as worse compared to the death of one's life, but I just realised how much these people have affected Sri Lankan's livelihood, their income and their lives. I mean they made it so bad that only when they start arresting, they take it seriously. Like they forced them use brute force for them to back away.
Please note I am not saying what the Sri Lanka's did to these people were right but just that our fishermens too should hold responsibility for their action. They trespassed and exploited their resources and continue to do so at the expense of Sri Lankan's fishermans livelihood.
@@feenitacharles905 What the Indian fishermen are doing is wrong. I admit. But these are borders are 45 years old. The institutions that uphold these borders are 70 years old. The people have been fishing there for centuries. You have to listen to their sentiments. You don't have to agree. But just listen to their story. Laws and borders cannot be devised without analysing the very people they apply to.
You still don't mention the killing of fishermen. They don't just arrest fishermen. I say the Navy that shoots civilians is incompetent. And the local authorities that do nothing are incompetent. Blame these two parties. Why are the fishermen not advised to stop trespassing? Why are there no infrastructure to increase fish production? Why isn't the Indian government educating the fishermen of Marine science. Not that they need to be educated.
My point is, start conversing about the solutions. Not just blaming the other party or just apologising over the internet for likes.
Feenita the brainy. They have killed their own people. 1000's and now they are killing Indian fisherman. Go study the histoey
@@rajeshsrajeshs Sounds to me like you prefer policing people's opinions rather then doing something which you are advocating for. Nothing can be resolved without at least acknowledging a wrong-doing, that is how healing begins. Fragile indian ego always getting in the way of logic. Yes Sri Lankan have killed their own people but so has India especially with its archaic repressive caste system which im glad they have gotten rid of.
THE SOLUTION IS SIMPLE. ABIDE BY THE BORDERS BOTH COUNTRIES AGREED UPON. IT IS NOT THE PROBLEM OF THE SRI LANKAN PEOPLE THAT INDIAN FISHERMEN HAVE DEPLETED THEIR RESOURCES. Now all of a sudden because Indians have used up their resources, border isn't the solution?😂
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.
We are sorry bro. Most of us love SL. Ans this problem isn't given half as much importance as it should in India.
You love India, but You hate Tamils, right??😒
@@velvignesh170 I study in Vellore and have Tamil friends. Don't know what you're talking about.
@@atriacharya2967 i wasn't replying to you. I was replying to @Chamoth Nimanka
@@velvignesh170 sorry for the misunderstanding
Even as an Indian if Indian Fisherman are illegally entering Sri Lankan waters then I feel no sympathy for them....Sri Lankan Navy should do whatever they feel right.
Everyone should be inside their borders...that is what they are meant for.
Warmongering Indian, and that over fish....
10:53 Indian guy saying government doesn't help us...when the gov't subsidized the entire fleet of boats. These guys knowingly crossed borders illegally and they complain about being arrested. C'mon...you can't plead ignorance...don't do the crime if you can't do the time(in jail)!
The price of subsidising fishing boats doesn't compare to how much the government is actually supposed to spend in stimulating local economy, education, and transport. These coastal villages have no other resources, and are very disadvantaged. If they can't fish, they have no other way of earning. In such a situation, the government should have stepped in to help create other jobs. Instead these fishermen are risking their lives to go steal another country's fish. Of course the government is to blame.
I agree but the people are crossing the border because they almost HAVE to. Imagine that you are really poor, living in 1 room (a lot of their houses are actually a room) and have a whole family to feed. There are lots of boats on your side so you can't catch any fish. They are terribly poor and their lives completely depend on the fish. so that is WHY the fisherman cross the border. It is really wrong but what choice do they have they can't do anything else. So its really easy for you to just come up and judge them. You should understand the whole story first. Also (for most of them) the boats are the best thing they own without it they can't feed their families
The government actually don't do anything because technically they got the fishermen into the situation and now won't help them out of it
The blame should be on the local governance. Which of course citizen are the part of. Idealizing corrupt politicians and power hungry political parties of Tamil Nadu. Water crisis due to mismanagement and wrong urbanization is the recent surfaced truth about these parties. It's high time for a change Tamil Nadu or be doomed by the negligence of the corrupt leaders who give little heed to the people.
True
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 ..❤️
Iam Indian and I fully agree that it's totally illegal to cross the border like this. And It's not going to do any good in the long-term as the fishes on the other side will also get exhausted soon by using trawlers. And even after that an Indian fisherman crosses over then Sri Lankan Navy is absolutely within its rights to punish them
Yeah!! I'll give you a boat.. Try to go in water and recognize the territorial waters when in sea! It is nice to sit in home and eat Hilsha and not realize what happens behind the scenes! I bet you know even 10% of the story and commenting on it siding with one!!
yes, slapping is the minimum
@@santoshsundar1186 use gps system if you dont have, demand it from govt...
@@santoshsundar1186 nowadays all indian boats have GPS systems installed.... So they can avoid it easily... But they don't... Because they don't have guys to go into sea borders of Andra Pradesh or Kerala.... They just come into Sri Lankan border...
@Truth Comes If one looting others without limits, they too need to use guns...
Indian Fisherman: "I was slapped once, and it took a week for me to recover."
Emotionally, he meant :P