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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 10870651" data-attributes="member: 92282">India today welcomed the decision of the Sri Lankan government to  withdraw emergency from the island nation and said it would want that  country to investigate human rights violations in a transparent manner.Replying  to a short duration discussion on steps taken by the government on  relief and resettlement of Sri Lankan Tamils in the Lok Sabha, External  Affairs Minister S M Krishna said the decision of Colombo to withdraw  emergency once its term expires this month end was a welcome step.Responding  to concerns raised by members on human rights violations during the  armed conflict with LTTE and after the defeat of the Tamil Tigers,  Krishna said New Delhi would like Sri Lanka to make "transparent"  investigations into such allegations and that the probe should not be a  "make believe" one.But at the same time, he said, India would  not like to "endanger" its relations with that country and work with it  for relief and resettlement of internally displaced people.He  said since India has always championed the cause of human rights, it has  taken up "in strongest possible terms" to address the issue of human  rights.On the issue of harassment of Indian fishermen  "allegedly" by the Sri Lankan Navy, Krishna said Colombo has denied the  role of its navy in such incidents and promised to investigate "some of  the incidents".The minister, quoting figures, said the incidents  of Indian fishermen either being killed or missing have come down in  the past three years. This year six Indian fishermen have died.PTI</blockquote>

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