The premeditated killing of an Indian fisherman and injuries to three
others due to firing by a US naval ship in the Persian Gulf within UAE
waters is a highly condemnable and reprehensible act. It is shocking
that the UPA government has not squarely condemned the incident and the
External Affairs Minister has merely termed it as “unfortunate”.
This lukewarm attitude stems from the fact that India is engaged in
military collaboration with the United States and the same US navy which
fired on the Indian fishermen is constantly engaged in joint naval
exercises with the Indian navy.
The country expects the Indian government to demand that the US naval
personnel who committed this act of murder be arrested and put on
trial. This is the stand which was taken in the case of the Italian
naval personnel who shot and killed two Indian fishermen off the coast
of Kerala.
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