The Indian navy error in sinking a Thai trawler in the last week shows the problem that exists with information, either too much or too little of it, in dealing with non-state actors like pirates.
The ship seems to be under pirate control and to have attacked the frigate that sank it. The issue is the death of the hostages on the ship. In former centuries, their deaths would not be well know and the removal of the pirate force on the ship would have been positive for stopping piracy. In these times, the ideal use of force must be more surgical. So, our multi-billion dollar navies are tied up by bandits with RPG's.
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