South Asian nations seek total elimination of piracy

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Calcutta News.NetFriday 18th November, 2011Maritime nations of Asia Friday want piracy eliminated from the Indian Ocean waters, even as it was projected that the cost of tackling Somali pirates ran into nearly $12 billion.'Total eradication of piracy is a must and not just controlling it,' Sri Lankan Coast Guard Director General Rear Admiral Daya Dharmapriya said here at a seminar on piracy organised by newly-formed Oceans Beyond Piracy - India (OBP-I), a think tank.An OBP-I study on

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