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     In what has become a biannual ritual since 2008, India and Pakistan exchanged lists of prisoners lodged in the other country’s jails on Sunday. The exchange takes place in accordance with the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access every year on January 1 and July 1. The External Affairs Ministry said in its statement that New Delhi was committed to addressing “all humanitarian matters, including those pertaining to prisoners” with Pakistan. Asking for the early release and repatriation of civilian prisoners, missing Indian defence personnel, and fishermen along with their boats from Pakistan’s custody, India urged the neighbour to fast-track the release and repatriation of 631 Indian fishermen and two Indian civilian prisoners who had completed their sentence and whose nationality had been confirmed and conveyed to Pakistan. Civilians, a lot of them fishermen from both sides, have for years found themselves caught in the fluctuating fate of the bilateral relations between the two countries. These fishermen are not criminals but for their livelihoods, went fishing deep into waters between the two countries, where a physical boundary is not demarcated. For instance, on the Gujarat side, fishermen do not get ample fish in the frontal waters, having no option but to go farther and farther out into the sea. The Indian side on Sunday also sought “immediate” consular access to the “remaining 30 fishermen and 22 civilian prisoners in Pakistan’s custody, who are believed to be Indian”. As per the 2008 agreement, consular access must be provided within 90 days of arrest of either country’s prisoners. This period is given to help verify the person’s nationality and enable necessary steps to repatriate the person to his or her country of origin. Delhi has shared lists of 339 Pakistani civilian prisoners and 95 Pakistani fishermen who are in India’s custody. Besides, the two also exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities as part of a 1988 pact aimed at preventing attacks targeting nuclear installations in each other’s territory. The report on the exchange of civilian prisoner details appears on the front page of The Hindu’s Monday edition as the lists come amid the continuing strain in ties between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue as well as cross-border terrorism. While being an issue for years, the detention and release of these civilians falls at the altar of bilateral relations between the two countries. Besides the 2008 Agreement, New Delhi and Islamabad had formed a Joint Judicial Committee consisting of four retired judges from each country to meet prisoners and to unanimously suggest release and repatriation of fishermen. The panel, however, hasn’t met since 2013. To prevent ordinary people from ending up in a foreign prison while trying to earn their livelihood, both sides must consider this as a humanitarian crisis and work towards resolving it. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Head over to our newsletter subscription page to sign up for Editor’s Pick and more. Click here. The Hindu’s Editorials Ayes and nays: On remote EVMs for domestic migrants A broken formula: On the hike in small savings rates The Hindu’s Daily News Quiz Where did Amazon Web services launch its first data-cluster region in India? 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Asking for the early release and repatriation of civilian prisoners, missing Indian defence personnel, and fishermen along with their boats from Pakistan’s custody, India urged the neighbour to fast-track the release and repatriation of 631 Indian fishermen and two Indian civilian prisoners who had completed their sentence and whose nationality had been confirmed and conveyed to Pakistan. Civilians, a lot of them fishermen from both sides, have for years found themselves caught in the fluctuating fate of the bilateral relations between the two countries. These fishermen are not criminals but for their livelihoods, went fishing deep into waters between the two countries, where a physical boundary is not demarcated. For instance, on the Gujarat side, fishermen do not get ample fish in the frontal waters, having no option but to go farther and farther out into the sea. The Indian side on Sunday also sought “immediate” consular access to the “remaining 30 fishermen and 22 civilian prisoners in Pakistan’s custody, who are believed to be Indian”. As per the 2008 agreement, consular access must be provided within 90 days of arrest of either country’s prisoners. This period is given to help verify the person’s nationality and enable necessary steps to repatriate the person to his or her country of origin. Delhi has shared lists of 339 Pakistani civilian prisoners and 95 Pakistani fishermen who are in India’s custody. Besides, the two also exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities as part of a 1988 pact aimed at preventing attacks targeting nuclear installations in each other’s territory. The report on the exchange of civilian prisoner details appears on the front page of The Hindu’s Monday edition as the lists come amid the continuing strain in ties between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue as well as cross-border terrorism. While being an issue for years, the detention and release of these civilians falls at the altar of bilateral relations between the two countries. Besides the 2008 Agreement, New Delhi and Islamabad had formed a Joint Judicial Committee consisting of four retired judges from each country to meet prisoners and to unanimously suggest release and repatriation of fishermen. The panel, however, hasn’t met since 2013. To prevent ordinary people from ending up in a foreign prison while trying to earn their livelihood, both sides must consider this as a humanitarian crisis and work towards resolving it.  Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Head over to our newsletter subscription page to sign up for Editor’s Pick and more. 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