Pizza for Two and an act of generosity

Italy has agreed to pay 10 million rupees each to the families of two Indian fishermen allegedly shot dead by Italian marines who mistook them for pirates.
This has muddied the waters in India, a bit, as many feel it would be the route that the Italians would take to get way for waht people feel is murder, after all the fishermen were shot in cold blood ostensibly without any provocation by well-armed and professionally trained men.
Italian Defense Minister Giampaolo Di Paola confirmed that his government would compensate the families with 10 million rupees each, saying it was an out-of-court "act of generosity."
The important point is that the company that own the ship is not making the payment and a reflection of the fact of how interconnected are trade and politics in the present day world.
The fishermen -- Valentine, and Ajeesh were killed when the two marines, deployed on the oil tanker Enrica Lexie, opened fire on February 15, 2012 off the coast of the southern state of Kerala.
The two marines were arrested by Kerala police and have been in judicial custody since February 20. The compensation would facilitate the withdrawal of compensation claims made by the families of the fishermen but not the criminal case of murder which is outside their purview.
Interestingly the families had also charged the captain of the oil tanker of negligence and murder and it would be interesting to see how that charge plays out, as it would have huge ramifications on the marine community's views on carrying armed soldiers on board trading ships. This was an accident waiting to happen, as the marines operate in a grey shadowy area where authority is not clearly defined and it is not clear who they are answerable to. The ills of a matrix organization one might say, worse when you have cowboys on the loose.
The Italian government feels that its citizens are being illegally detained as the incident occurred outside India’s territorial waters and want the case transferred to an international court. Till that happens, if it does, the Italians would have to live off Cochin’s very best pizza and pasta.