Italian Marines Issue

• Row over Marines: read Italian ambassador's assurance given to Supreme Court

  The Italian envoy had told the Supreme Court that the two marines, accused of shooting a pair of Indian fishermen off the Kochi coast, will return to India after voting in Italian national elections.

• Italy obliged to ensure marines return as per their assurance: Foreign Secretary tells Italy envoy

  The Italian envoy was summoned in Delhi this evening by the government which is seething over Rome's refusal to send back two marines accused of shooting a pair of Indian fishermen off the Kochi coast. Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said that he has conveyed to the envoy that Italy is obliged to fulfill its commitment to the Supreme Court and that...

• Marines won't return: Foreign Ministry to lodge strong protest with Italy envoy, say sources

  The Ministry of External Affairs will lodge a strong protest with the Italian ambassador in New Delhi over the refusal of his country to send back two marines charged with killing two Kerala fishermen at sea last year, sources have told NDTV. The envoy, Daniele Mancini, had given a commitment to the Supreme Court in February that the two men would ...