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BANGLADESH

NEWS

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- Bangladesh On Sheikh Kasina visited India (June 2024)

QUOTES

A fraternal relationship anchored in history ,

culture , language and shared values'

Together we will realise the goals of Visit Bharat 2047 and Smart
Bangladesh 2041

SIGNIFICANCE
location
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geo-strategic
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historical, cultural , eliuic ties

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- connectivity & development of Northeast India

↓
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border security and maritime cooperation

AREAS OF COOPERATION

MAP : 1

POLITICAL
↳ NeighbourhoodFirst Policy CONNECTIVITY

↑
↳ water sharing ↳ Rail Agartala Akhaura
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Bus-Kolkata-phalia-Agartala bus
↳ BIMSTEC , MEKONG
6 Maitri-setu bridge
ECONOMIC CO-OP SECURITY & DEFENCE

major trading partner Landa maritime security LBA

&
↳ ,

↳ blue counter terrorism

economy
↳ CEPA ↳ Defense procurement
ENERGY ENUT ,
E DISASTER MGMT

↳ Power export to work east ↳ Sunderbans

↳ Rooper nuclear plant in Bish ↳ climate change
naitree chermal power project Disaster
↳ ↳
mgmt

RIVER WATER MGMT

↳ TEESTA RIVER

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- originates fromSikkim
Lifeline of North Bengal &, BSh
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Teesta Project
↳ Proposal by China
security
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↳ concerns

( chicken neck)
↳ India shown interest
↳ diplomatic dilemma for Bangladesh
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other issues

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- dry season

- LEP

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stalled 2011 interio deal
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- politicisation

GANGA WATER TREATY

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1996 - end in 2026

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renewal

WATER GOVERNANCE
-> 1972 JRC

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- MOU

CHALLENGES

POLITICAL ECONOMIC
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- Rohingyan refugee crisis ↑
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- below potential trade
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- Domestic political issues road blocks in projects
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India out campaign

SECURITY CHINA FACTUR

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- illegal migration >
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Bish part ofChinese BRI

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border management -
Chinese investments
&

China
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- radicalisation ,
terrorism >
- string of pearls' by
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- organised crimes
drugs ,
FCN
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- Defense relationship

OUTCOME OF 2024 JUNE VISIT

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- CEPA
negotiations
initiatives
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- connectivity
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- Launching of UpI

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- power transmission
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- development of small satellites

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medical e-visas

WAY FORWARD

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NFP

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- BIMSTEC

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FTA

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- Undro diplomacy
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- Inland navigation

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"the kind of friendship between India & Bish contributing to each other's development is an

example whichthe other countries can

follow & Learn from" -pu Modi

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