India International Success || India's tough stand forces Italy to agree to send back marines

It is a victory for India in the stand-off with Italy over the fate of the two Italian marines, Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore Girone, accused of killing two Kerala fishermen. The Italian
government has said that the marines will be sent back to India on Friday.

Italian authorities say that the decision was taken after they requested and received a written assurance from the Indian government regarding the
treatment and protection of the
marines' fundamental rights. An
official statement from Rome said,
"The Italian government requested
and received a written assurances
from the Indian authorities
regarding the treatment of the
marines and the protection of their
fundamental rights."