BANGLADESH IS TRYING TO HAVE A FINE BALANCE BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA
DHAKA IS NOW CONFIDENT IN HARD BARGAINING WITH BIG POWERS
2020-10-05 09:47
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Clearly, the current stalemate in bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh may last longer than expected. The recent visit to Dhaka made by Foreign Secretary Mr Harshvardan Shringla, was a good symbolic gesture, but there is little forward movement on two issues. India is yet to announce its stand on the Teesta River Water sharing proposal pending since 2012. Now China has stepped in , offering a $300 million project in Bangladesh’s Northern districts, to take care of local water needs and related problems during the dry season Secondly, during the recent Foreign Secretary level talks in Delhi between India and Myanmar, no special efforts were made to raise the Rohingya influx to Bangladesh, at present numbering over 860,000.