Hasina's Delhi tour postponed

[gslv mk3]

At least Bangladeshi politicians are not sales person unlike India. We have other people who are specialized in selling and they will visit in right course.

Ha really ? Last time I checked you folks were claiming that your politicians are clinging on to LDC status for obvious reasons.

 

[TopCat]

Nah It is not about the defence. India was supposed to give 10B credit . I guess Is Month Main pocket khali hain to Dhar le ne ke liye agla Month main ane ko Bola

প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনার ভারত সফর অনিবার্য কারণে স্থগিত হয়ে গেছে। ১৮ ডিসেম্বর তিন দিনের সফরে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর ভারত যাওয়ার কথা ছিল।



সরকারের একটি উচ্চপর্যায়ের সূত্র আজ বৃহস্পতিবার বিকেলে প্রথম আলোকে এ তথ্য নিশ্চিত করেছে।

নাম প্রকাশে অনিচ্ছুক সূত্রটি জানায়, ডিসেম্বরের দ্বিতীয়ার্ধে প্রস্তাবিত সফরটি কমপক্ষে কয়েক সপ্তাহের জন্য পিছিয়ে গেল। সফরের নতুন সময়সূচি দুই পক্ষ শিগগিরই জানাবে।

প্রধানমন্ত্রীর দিল্লি সফর আগামী বছরের শুরুতে হবে বলে কূটনৈতিক সূত্রগুলো আভাস দিয়েছে।

ভারতের প্রধানমন্ত্রী নরেন্দ্র মোদি দায়িত্ব নেওয়ার পর গত বছরের জুনে তিনি ঢাকায় এসেছিলেন। নরেন্দ্র মোদির আমন্ত্রণে ডিসেম্বরে শেখ হাসিনার ভারত সফরের কথা ছিল। প্রধানমন্ত্রীর সফরে দুই দেশের মধ্যে নিরাপত্তা সহযোগিতার নতুন একটি রূপরেখা সইয়ের ব্যাপারে ভারতের পক্ষ থেকে বিশেষ গুরুত্ব দেওয়া হয়েছে। প্রতিরক্ষা সহযোগিতা ও প্রধানমন্ত্রীর সফরের প্রস্তুতির বিষয়ে আলোচনার জন্য ৩০ নভেম্বর ভারতের প্রতিরক্ষামন্ত্রী মনোহর পারিকর দুই দিনের সফরে ঢাকায় আসেন। এ সময় তিনি প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনাসহ বাংলাদেশের রাজনৈতিক ও সামরিক নেতৃত্বের সঙ্গে আলোচনায় এ দেশের সশস্ত্র বাহিনীর সামর্থ্য বাড়াতে নতুন নতুন উদ্যোগ নেওয়ার প্রস্তাব দেন মনোহর পারিকর।

http://www.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/article/1036319/প্রধানমন্ত্রীর-ভারত-সফর-স্থগিত

Ha really ? Last time I checked you folks were claiming that your politicians are clinging on to LDC status for obvious reasons.

We are LDC country and thats why we are clinging to LDC status.
We dont pretend to be super power and cling to Mars mission.

 

[Armoured Division]

I think it has something to do with Parikar's failure to sell junk OPV from Indian shipyard



When a visit of that level cancels which means a serious matter and will not take place in near future.

Not really, MEA has already informed that Sheikh Hasina visit to take place either just before India's republic day or just after.
Bangladesh has agreed.

 

[gslv mk3]

We are LDC country and thats why we are clinging to LDC status.

Really ? Many Bangladeshi members here actually claim that your country is not an LDC anymore.

We dont pretend to be super power and cling to Mars mission.

We are so bitter about India's rising power aren't we ?
And BTW, stick to one narrative. Either India is a country which sent a mission to Mars or the one that makes junk OPVs. It can't be both in the same time.

 

[hussain0216]

Now Modi will have dry balls

 

[cocomo]

 

[Russell]

PM's India visit end of January

Star file photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Diplomatic Correspondent

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay her proposed state visit to India at the end of January next year when New Delhi will give her “a very warm welcome.”

According to sources in the foreign ministry, officials of both India and Bangladesh had discussed a tentative schedule, December 18-19.

But the Indian government is now planning to invite Hasina to India's Republic Day parade on January 26 as the chief guest, a source in the Prime Minister's Office in Bangladesh told The Daily Star.

“There is no question of postponement or deferring of Sheikh Hasina's visit when dates have not yet been finalised or officially announced,” he said yesterday.

A senior diplomat in New Delhi also hinted that Hasina will be given special honour during her upcoming India visit.

French President Francois Hollande was this year's chief guest of India's Republic Day parade while US President Barak Obama was in 2015, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2014 and Russian President Vladimir Putin received the honour in 2007.

“Now this is Sheikh Hasina's turn to be accorded such honour….India wants to take its relations with Bangladesh to a new height and turn it into a strategic one from 2017,” said the Indian diplomat who preferred not to be named.

India has been holding the annual pageant since 1950.

As a tradition, a grand parade is held in New Delhi on the Republic Day. The event starts with the India's prime minister laying a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate in remembering the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country.

India's president takes the military salute during the parade and a foreign head of state/government is the president's chief guest.

Regarding Hasina's visit, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup told reporters in New Delhi yesterday, “I can assure that the Bangladesh prime minister will be given an extremely warm welcome in India.”

On the Republic Day, large military parades are held in other state capitals of India as well. Representatives of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force and traditional dance troupes take part in the parades.

http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/pms-india-visit-end-january-1327438

 

[Prince of Dorne]

PM's India visit end of January

Star file photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Diplomatic Correspondent

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay her proposed state visit to India at the end of January next year when New Delhi will give her “a very warm welcome.”

According to sources in the foreign ministry, officials of both India and Bangladesh had discussed a tentative schedule, December 18-19.

But the Indian government is now planning to invite Hasina to India's Republic Day parade on January 26 as the chief guest, a source in the Prime Minister's Office in Bangladesh told The Daily Star.

“There is no question of postponement or deferring of Sheikh Hasina's visit when dates have not yet been finalised or officially announced,” he said yesterday.

A senior diplomat in New Delhi also hinted that Hasina will be given special honour during her upcoming India visit.

French President Francois Hollande was this year's chief guest of India's Republic Day parade while US President Barak Obama was in 2015, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2014 and Russian President Vladimir Putin received the honour in 2007.

“Now this is Sheikh Hasina's turn to be accorded such honour….India wants to take its relations with Bangladesh to a new height and turn it into a strategic one from 2017,” said the Indian diplomat who preferred not to be named.

India has been holding the annual pageant since 1950.

As a tradition, a grand parade is held in New Delhi on the Republic Day. The event starts with the India's prime minister laying a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate in remembering the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country.

India's president takes the military salute during the parade and a foreign head of state/government is the president's chief guest.

Regarding Hasina's visit, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup told reporters in New Delhi yesterday, “I can assure that the Bangladesh prime minister will be given an extremely warm welcome in India.”

On the Republic Day, large military parades are held in other state capitals of India as well. Representatives of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force and traditional dance troupes take part in the parades.

http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/pms-india-visit-end-january-1327438

How are you doing man? Its good to see you back again

 

[Russell]

How are you doing man? Its good to see you back again

Good...good and yourself?

LOL...let's see how long I survive this time around! TBF, I deserved the last banning...I called into question the competence and objectivity of the mods

 

[bluesky]

We are so bitter about India's rising power aren't we ?
And BTW, stick to one narrative. Either India is a country which sent a mission to Mars or the one that makes junk OPVs. It can't be both in the same time.
Source: https://defence.pk/threads/hasinas-delhi-tour-postponed.465617/page-2#ixzz4SLPxDCDk

@gslv mk3, More important is producing consumer goods. This is what makes a country rich and respected by other nations. India is playing the role of a giant to boost its prestige when its feet are built of soft clay. We do not cherish an India style of development. So much of social inequality!!

 

[gslv mk3]

@gslv mk3, More important is producing consumer goods. This is what makes a country rich and respected by other nations. India is playing the role of a giant to boost its prestige when its feet are built of soft clay. We do not cherish an India style of development. So much of social inequality!!

Just don't worry about India- we produce & consume more of everything which is why we have double the PPP per capita of your LDC. I am actually amazed to see someone from a country with industrial base as undeveloped as Bangladesh boasting about production of consumer goods. Likewise about your compatriot's allegations about Indian OPVs being 'junk' while his own country is not capable of producing anything more than the hull of a 600 tonne patrol vessel.

And if I should remind you, consumer goods aren't limited to RMG, pal.

And I quite bemused by the way you folks paint Indian nuclear & space program as some sort of prestige, while paying through your noses for your first satellite & nuclear power plant.

Anyway, good luck with your quarter billion dollars satellite which might be launched next year. Meanwhile we'll content with a similar satellites costing half of that.

 

[Bilal9]

Indian government is now planning to invite Hasina to India's Republic Day parade on January 26 as the chief guest

Well well - Chief Guest, to honorably observe Indian defense goods on parade.

Wonder how it will play with the defense establishment at home....unless its non-critical items like helmets and boots...

And what about the non-tariff barriers of Bangladeshi exports to India - that local businessmen have been crying hoarse about all these years? Arm-twisting can work both ways.

Just don't worry about India- we produce & consume more of everything which is why we have double the PPP per capita of your LDC. I am actually amazed to see someone from a country with industrial base as undeveloped as Bangladesh boasting about production of consumer goods. Likewise about your compatriot's allegations about Indian OPVs being 'junk' while his own country is not capable of producing anything more than the hull of a 600 tonne patrol vessel.

And if I should remind you, consumer goods aren't limited to RMG, pal.

And I quite bemused by the way you folks paint Indian nuclear & space program as some sort of prestige, while paying through your noses for your first satellite & nuclear power plant.

Anyway, good luck with your quarter billion dollars satellite which might be launched next year. Meanwhile we'll content with a similar satellites costing half of that.

We should be comparing India to China - as sizes and economies are similar. But does that comparison end positively? Most Indian posters here avoid this subject like the plague. It really does not matter much, the fortunes of countries wax and wane in time.

Half the Indian trolls in this forum get some sort of feel good vibe comparing India to Bangladesh (easy win) since comparison of India with China is a rather perplexing exercise.

India suffered a 'Hindu' rate of growth (which stagnated around 3.5% from 1950s to 1980s) while S. Korea and Taiwan, far smaller economies, quadrupled their PPP per capita incomes. India was actually doing worse than Bangladesh in the 70's and 80's, in spite of her size. India still cannot replicate the miracle that China has become. Blame your forefathers - people.

Having double the PPP per capita income of some country is irrelevant if that income only goes to the top 5% of the populace. That unequal development comes back to bite one day.

"Something must have gone terribly wrong in the last six decades of Indian democracy, for our record in the social sector-be it healthcare, education or gender justice-is dismal; we are even worse than Bangladesh in living standards."

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/...elopment-amartya-sen-jean-dreze/1/287087.html

Bangladesh is a far younger and rather immature economy, dependent largely on imports because of size, unlike India. Bangladesh should have replicated the success of Korea and Taiwan economies, but there are too many external factors at play...however the record of Bangladesh in healthcare, education or gender justice speak for themselves. If you count those as the yardstick of being a civilized economy (and not one uselessly armed to one's teeth for no reason other than your politicians' benefit) then India's record is not so great I'm afraid...

There is no point comparing Bangladesh with India.

And this comes from someone who actually admires Indian achievements in some spheres.

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I wonder how the sales pitch to sell items like the LCA to Bangladesh will work out when Indian Navy itself has rejected the LCA as 'too heavy'.

Navy rules out deploying overweight Tejas on aircraft
Citing "overweight" as one of the reasons for ruling out Tejas for India's aircraft carriers, Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of Naval Staff, said the navy is looking at procuring an alternative aircraft.

PTI
December 2, 2016 | UPDATED 14:12 IST

The navy has ruled out deploying indigenous light combat aircraft Tejas on its aircraft carriers, saying it is "not being able to meet the requirements".

Citing "overweight" as one of the reasons for ruling out Tejas for India's aircraft carriers, Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of Naval Staff, said the navy is looking at procuring an alternative aircraft.

"As far as the carrier-based aircraft is concerned, we need it in a time line of the induction of the aircraft carrier. We have the MiG 29K, which operates from Vikramaditya and will operate from (indigenous aircraft carrier) IAC Vikrant.
"We were also hoping to operate the LCA (Light Combat Aircraft-Tejas) from these two aircraft carriers.

"Unfortunately, the LCA is not being able to meet the carriers required capability. That is why we need an alternative aircraft to operate from these two aircraft carriers," Lanba said.

He said that at the moment the navy is in the process of identifying the aircraft that will meet its requirements.

"If you look around the world, there are not too many options available and we need this carrier capable aircraft sooner than later. So, I am looking at next five-six years," he said.

LCA-Tejas is an indigenously built fighter aircraft and has been inducted into the Indian Air Force.

Lanba said the navy is still encouraging India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop the Naval LCA.

 

[Kaniska]

I don't think demonetization is an issue.

No he is correct...He has taken a big political risk with demonetization. So its very critical for him to get it done and successful. So he may not be attending any thing for couple of weeks.

 

[bluesky]

A senior diplomat in New Delhi also hinted that Hasina will be given special honour during her upcoming India visit.

French President Francois Hollande was this year's chief guest of India's Republic Day parade while US President Barak Obama was in 2015, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2014 and Russian President Vladimir Putin received the honour in 2007.

“Now this is Sheikh Hasina's turn to be accorded such honour….India wants to take its relations with Bangladesh to a new height and turn it into a strategic one from 2017,” said the Indian diplomat who preferred not to be named.

If the news is true, then Hasina should reject such an accord of honour to her unless there is a Teesta water deal. A personal award will be regarded by BD people as a conspiracy against BD to deprive it from getting its legitimate share of water.

Delhi should seriously think of awarding Mamata Bannerjy of west Bengal, instead, for successfully derailing Teesta water deal..

 

[bluesky]

we have double the PPP per capita of your LDC

You do not have to bring in BD, an LDC country, for a comparison of accomplishment of India. It is too cheap when you did not talk only about the Indian development on its own merit. Can you say what important consumer goods you guys are producing? Check also how many million dollars worth of consumer goods you are importing from China? Please talk sense.

Compare the Indian living standard with those in Thailand and Malaysia. Are these countries boasting about Mars mission? No, they are using their funds to raise the people's living standards. Raise the living standard and other nations will respect your country.