Need for taking tough stand

India must take tough stand on the shooting incidents of its two fisher men off Kerala coast by the security guard of Italian ship. It is the most condemnable incident. All Indians are aggrieved over the sad incident. The government is genuinely concerned over killing of two fishermen in firing by the security guards of an Italian ship, A case is to be registered against the people responsible for the shooting and they will have to face Indian law. It is the lame excuse that the Italian security guards suspected the Indian fishermen to be pirates.
According to the official sources, the Kerala government as well as the Indian Coast Guard has informed the Home Ministry that the merchant vessel 'Enrica Lexie' was in Indian territorial waters when the incident took place and the security guards of the vessel had no authority to carry or use arms.
Attack on Indians, Indian installations abroad or in international zone has become very easy because of the softening nature of Indian Government. Italian Ambassador has explained before the Ministry of External Affairs that the Italian Navy guarding ship has followed international protocol. It means the security guards of Italian ship have made no mistake. While the matter of the fact is that the Italian Navy personnel adopted uncalled for aggressive posture and shot dead the two fishermen, portraying the incident of shooting a case of mistaken identity.
First of all, the Government of Kerala at the local level must lodge case against the killers and set up an enquiry into the tragic incident and Government of India at the international level must raise the voice against the high-handed action against it by other countries. Indians all over the world are treated generally very shabbily only because of the softening stand of Indian Government with all foreign powers. So, they are targeted anywhere without any fear.
India did right by summoning Italy’s Ambassador and lodging a strong protest over the killing of two fishermen off the Kerala coast, suspecting them to be pirates. It has also rightly termed the incident serious and unfortunate. As the incident has triggered a diplomatic row between India and Italy, Italian Ambassador Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte has said his country's Navy followed the international protocol. If that is the fact, how were two fishermen shot dead?
Two fishermen in a boat including its driver were shot dead when guards onboard the merchant vessel 'Enrica Lexie' fired at their boat carrying 11 fishermen off Kollam coast, suspecting the group to be a band of pirates. After the meeting in Delhi, the envoy has said the facts of the case are yet to be clarified.