India to press for rail, road transit

[eastwatch]

I think Indians first need to understand that without the necessary infrastructure, the transit would be fruitless. Now the onus for building the infrastructure also lay on India. However, at present, Indian is not capable to invest such a huge amount (close to $10 billion).

BD spends its own money and borrows from others to build its infrastructure. But, then India comes and asks BD to use it for its own benefits.

 

[the just]

Chu....a.Har....kho.....
MAMAR BARIR ABDAR.

 

[Bang Galore]

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj to ratify border pact with Bangladesh
By BHAVNA VIJ AURORA, ET Bureau | 13 Jun, 2014, 04.00AM IST

NEW DELHI: The stage is set for India and Bangladesh to ratify a long-pending Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) during the visit of foreign minister Sushma Swaraj to Bangladesh on June 25. Swaraj's visit is also expected to open up avenues for a broader engagement between the two countries.

Top officials in the government told ET that the government was in favour of not only an early resolution of LBA but also of the Teesta Water Sharing Agreement. In return, the government planned to persuade Bangladesh to grant India a land passage to Northeast through its territory.

"For formalising the LBA, India will ask Bangladesh to open the Tetulia corridor for better connectivity between northeast and rest of India. It will facilitate movement of goods and people to the northeast," a senior government official said on condition of anonymity.

Tetulia is a 4 km corridor in Bangladesh which can reduce the road travel to and from northeast by over 85 km. While India opened the Tinbigha corridor, the Bangladesh to Bangladesh passage, Dhaka has failed to allow passage through Tetulia.

Before coming to power, BJP was vehemently opposed to Parliament ratifying LBA, although UPA introduced a Constitution amendment bill on LBA in the Rajya Sabha just before the winter session came to an end in December last.

The bill aims to redraw the international boundary between India and Bangladesh by exchanging land enclaves and areas of adverse possession along with the population on either side, thus making the highly incongruous and porous Indo-Bangla border more manageable.

India stands to lose about 400 acres to Bangladesh in the process. "The general feeling was that LBA was heavily in favour of Bangladesh. It is in the best interest of both countries to resolve these issues and move on," the officer explained.

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj to ratify border pact with Bangladesh - The Economic Times

@damiendehorn, @eastwatch

 

[BDforever]

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj to ratify border pact with Bangladesh
By BHAVNA VIJ AURORA, ET Bureau | 13 Jun, 2014, 04.00AM IST

NEW DELHI: The stage is set for India and Bangladesh to ratify a long-pending Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) during the visit of foreign minister Sushma Swaraj to Bangladesh on June 25. Swaraj's visit is also expected to open up avenues for a broader engagement between the two countries.

Top officials in the government told ET that the government was in favour of not only an early resolution of LBA but also of the Teesta Water Sharing Agreement. In return, the government planned to persuade Bangladesh to grant India a land passage to Northeast through its territory.

"For formalising the LBA, India will ask Bangladesh to open the Tetulia corridor for better connectivity between northeast and rest of India. It will facilitate movement of goods and people to the northeast," a senior government official said on condition of anonymity.

Tetulia is a 4 km corridor in Bangladesh which can reduce the road travel to and from northeast by over 85 km. While India opened the Tinbigha corridor, the Bangladesh to Bangladesh passage, Dhaka has failed to allow passage through Tetulia.

Before coming to power, BJP was vehemently opposed to Parliament ratifying LBA, although UPA introduced a Constitution amendment bill on LBA in the Rajya Sabha just before the winter session came to an end in December last.

The bill aims to redraw the international boundary between India and Bangladesh by exchanging land enclaves and areas of adverse possession along with the population on either side, thus making the highly incongruous and porous Indo-Bangla border more manageable.

India stands to lose about 400 acres to Bangladesh in the process. "The general feeling was that LBA was heavily in favour of Bangladesh. It is in the best interest of both countries to resolve these issues and move on," the officer explained.

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj to ratify border pact with Bangladesh - The Economic Times

@damiendehorn, @eastwatch

if indian behaves like this, i will be happy to make alliance

 

[scorpionx]

India stands to lose about 400 acres to Bangladesh in the process. "The general feeling was that LBA was heavily in favour of Bangladesh.

I hope BJP central leadership shuts the Bengal BJP and Mamata up on this issue and go for a rational solution.

 

[naveen mishra]

if indian behaves like this, i will be happy to make alliance

see this is right time to short out all international issue......they have to take decision fast at any cost..... who knows future government may be again collision...... and how long you will make decision pending ?

 

[BDforever]

I hope BJP central leadership shuts the Bengal BJP and Mamata up on this issue and go for a rational solution.

give her a painted cat, she will be happy then she will shut her mouth

 

[third eye]

BD spends its own money and borrows from others to build its infrastructure. But, then India comes and asks BD to use it for its own benefits.

Without offering to pay royalty or service charges or any other applicable charges ?

 

[Bang Galore]

I hope BJP central leadership shuts the Bengal BJP and Mamata up on this issue and go for a rational solution.

The loss is notional, the land pockets is within BD & should logically be with them alone. I had pointed out that Modi seems both decisive & more importantly, an out of the box thinker on foreign issues (I was surprised both on the invite to Pakistan as well as the early acceptance of US invitation)

 

[scorpionx]

The loss is notional, the land pockets is within BD & should logically be with them alone. I had pointed out that Modi seems both decisive & more importantly, an out of the box thinker on foreign issues (I was surprised both on the invite to Pakistan as well as the early acceptance of US invitation)

Our foreign policies with Bangladesh,Srilanka to be particular over the last few years were slow in response and reactive. Though the government realized the importance of LBA and Teesta deal, it could not afford to materialize them due to "for the sake of" opposition from TMC and BJP in both Bengal and Assam. It realized the burdens of Hasina's governments in Bangladesh but it could not do anything. Modi does not need to think "out of the box" as such. If he sticks to proactive foreign policies and gives importance to the practicalities just as any powerful nations do, we can pull ourselves out of this mess.

 

[idune]

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj to ratify border pact with Bangladesh
By BHAVNA VIJ AURORA, ET Bureau | 13 Jun, 2014, 04.00AM IST


Top officials in the government told ET that the government was in favour of not only an early resolution of LBA but also of the Teesta Water Sharing Agreement. In return, the government planned to persuade Bangladesh to grant India a land passage to Northeast through its territory.

"For formalising the LBA, India will ask Bangladesh to open the Tetulia corridor for better connectivity between northeast and rest of India. It will facilitate movement of goods and people to the northeast," a senior government official said on condition of anonymity.

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj to ratify border pact with Bangladesh - The Economic Times

LBA and water sharing treaty is indian obligation and have NOTHING to be set as precondition for anything else. Transit on the other hand is not Bangladesh obligation by any stretch of imagination, rather a privilege. india proved itself to existential threat to Bangladesh in every means possible. There is no logical, business or political logic to justify granting india such privilege. Not to mention india wants Bangladesh to pay cost for indian transit. Notion india is doing a favor and in return Bangladesh needs to allow indian transit is utter fraud. Such preposterous indian ploy can only be sold to indian subservient and illegal Awami regime and to indian awami league sleeper cell like following one.

if indian behaves like this, i will be happy to make alliance

 

[scholseys]

She is coming to Bangladesh to give the green signal to Hasina to commit genocide on Bangladeshi Muslims.

 

[Luffy 500]

And in return what do we get? More empty promises........of something that's a non-negotiable right of BD that is long overdue. Teesta/LBA can not be equated with such grand previledges such as transit/corridor , that too for free. Not to mention the the teesta/LBA deal is still only on papers. The indo-awami narrative of Indian chanakyans supposedly doing us a favour by agreeing to "yet to be finalised" teesta/LBA deal will only result in more eggs on shameless Hasina's face.