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Bangladesh at 10th in Transparency International 2008 report -expectation not fulfilled September 24, 2008
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Transparency International report on corruption has been published. Bangladesh is at 10th position from the bottom.

In Corruption Perception Inde (CPI) TI ranked 180 countries. Bangladesh at 147th rank with Russia, Syria and Kenya ( CPI score 2.1), Somalia at the bottom 180th CPI 1, Iraq and Myanmar second last position with CPI 1.3.

Best score was done by Denmark, New Zeland and Sweden (9.3), then Finland, Swezerland (9.2). UK scored 7.7, USA 7.3, Japan 7.3, Malaysia 5.1, India 3.4, SriLanka 3.2, Pakistan 2.5.

Bangladesh position was 7 in 2007. Before that , bangladesh was in number 1 position for 5 years consecutively. This time Bangladesh position is little improved but not significantly. People had more expectation of improvement in TI report than Bangladesh actually achieved.

The expectation was created after 1/11 with the agenda declared and effort given by the new care taker government to eradicate corruption in our country. But the effort couldn’t get the success because of lack of commitment from all sectors, weakess in the legal system, political complexity, biased attiude of the authorities etc or the very approach to combat the corruption was not scientific.

Still the litte progress we have made is to e considerd and the campaign that we have started is needed to be carried on in the coming years unabatedly.

We have learned that corruption couldn’t be eliminated by force rather the institutions-ACC, Judiary should have to be grown and let them work independently . Only then we can hope for a state of minimum corruption and a better place in TI report.

 

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Bangladesh at 10th in Transparency International 2008 report -expectation not fulfilled September 24, 2008
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, CORRUPTION, GOVERNANCE.
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Transparency International report on corruption has been published. Bangladesh is at 10th position from the bottom.

In Corruption Perception Inde (CPI) TI ranked 180 countries. Bangladesh at 147th rank with Russia, Syria and Kenya ( CPI score 2.1), Somalia at the bottom 180th CPI 1, Iraq and Myanmar second last position with CPI 1.3.

Best score was done by Denmark, New Zeland and Sweden (9.3), then Finland, Swezerland (9.2). UK scored 7.7, USA 7.3, Japan 7.3, Malaysia 5.1, India 3.4, SriLanka 3.2, Pakistan 2.5.

Bangladesh position was 7 in 2007. Before that , bangladesh was in number 1 position for 5 years consecutively. This time Bangladesh position is little improved but not significantly. People had more expectation of improvement in TI report than Bangladesh actually achieved.

The expectation was created after 1/11 with the agenda declared and effort given by the new care taker government to eradicate corruption in our country. But the effort couldn’t get the success because of lack of commitment from all sectors, weakess in the legal system, political complexity, biased attiude of the authorities etc or the very approach to combat the corruption was not scientific.

Still the litte progress we have made is to e considerd and the campaign that we have started is needed to be carried on in the coming years unabatedly.

We have learned that corruption couldn’t be eliminated by force rather the institutions-ACC, Judiary should have to be grown and let them work independently . Only then we can hope for a state of minimum corruption and a better place in TI report.

 

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PRESS RELEASE



Contact: Jina Hassan / ph: (202) 939-2242 / e-mail: jhassan@CarnegieEndowment.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 23, 2008

Available online today and on newsstands July 1 in the July/August Issue of FOREIGN POLICY

2008 FAILED STATES INDEX
Somalia Ranked Most Unstable Country in the World;
Israel Is Now Among the 60 Most Vulnerable States

Complete report and list of experts available for comment at:
Foreign Policy: The Failed States Index 2008

For the first time, Somalia has become the most unstable country in the world, according to the 2008 Failed States Index, and Israel has fallen into the ranks of the 60 weakest states. The fourth annual report, produced by FOREIGN POLICY magazine and the Fund for Peace, ranks the world’s most vulnerable states and is published in FOREIGN POLICY’s July/August 2008 issue.

Top 20 Most At-Risk States
1. Somalia 6. Dem. Republic of the Congo 11. Guinea 16. Ethiopia
2. Sudan 7. Afghanistan 12. Bangladesh 16. Uganda
3. Zimbabwe 8. Ivory Coast 12. Burma 18. Lebanon
4. Chad 9. Pakistan 14. Haiti 18. Nigeria
5. Iraq 10. Central African Republic 15. North Korea 20. Sri Lanka

For a complete ranking of all 177 countries, methodology, data sets, frequently asked questions, and a listing of experts available to comment, visit Foreign Policy: Your portal to global politics, economics, and ideas and Welcome to the Fund for Peace.

This year, Somalia claims the unenviable distinction of being the country most at risk of failure. Its anarchic political environment, lack of security, and the displacement of 700,000 Somalis from the capital due to fighting suggest it has already failed. This year, Somalia registered 8 of the worst scores among the index’s 12 social, economic, political, and military indicators.

Israel (58th) has fallen into the ranks of the world’s 60 most vulnerable states for the first time. Its score, which considers conditions in the West Bank, is due to deteriorating security in the West Bank, the country’s sharp economic disparities, political stalemates, ongoing violence, and its failure to fully integrate its Arab minority.

Sudan, with its continuing crisis in Darfur, ranks as the second most unstable country, followed closely by Zimbabwe, where the country’s out-of-control inflation and 80 percent unemployment led to the country’s slide. This month’s election dispute and ensuing violence have further cast the country’s future in doubt. According to this year’s index, seven of the top 10 most unstable countries are in sub-Saharan Africa, four of them in the top five.

The surge in Iraq (5th), last year’s second most unstable country, was a key factor in the country’s performance this year. And though Iraq’s score improved slightly, its gains do not reflect long-term, fundamental changes. The desperate predicament of 4 million refugees at home and abroad, the abysmal state of public services, and the discord among sectarian factions have shown no real improvement. The progress that has occurred is dependent on short-term, tenuous factors that could unravel at any time.

Bangladesh (12th) suffered the most drastic decline in the past year. A feuding, deadlocked government, the imposition of emergency rule last year, and the devastation wrought by a cyclone last November that left 1.5 million people homeless combined to reverse much of the country’s recent economic progress.

The 2008 Failed States Index ranks 177 states according to 12 social, economic, political, and military indicators based on data from more than 30,000 publicly available sources. A listing of the 60 most vulnerable countries is featured in the July/August 2008 issue of FOREIGN POLICY. For a complete ranking of all 177 countries, methodology, data sets, frequently asked questions, and a listing of experts available to comment, visit Foreign Policy: Your portal to global politics, economics, and ideas and Welcome to the Fund for Peace

 

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News from Quandary Reflection
RSS News Feed from HRCBM-DFW
Fresh Land Grabbing and Bengali Settlement Programme continued in CHT
An Exhibition on the life of Bangladesh Minorities titled 'Asru (Tears)'
BANGLADESH: CHRISTIANS BEATEN; MOB THREATENS TO BURN HOMES
Press Release: HRCBM files Writ Petition at Calcutta High Court for Refugee Status of Bangladesh Minorities
JCD Attack on Minority Community in Bangladesh
10,000 Hindus fear eviction in Mirpur, Bangladesh
With Intent To Destroy: A research report on gang rape of minority women: GHRD
Acid Burnt victim sought HRCBM's help: Police threatens not to intervene
Asru (tears): An Exhibition on Minority Girls of Bangladesh
Indigenous women raped in Naogaon, Bangladesh: HRCBM's Investigative Report
The Killing Fields of Chittagong Hilltract: 1992 Massacre of Indigenous People by Army: A Video Report
Video Report: Genocide of Indigenous People at CHT,Bangladesh
Alert: Islamists set fire on minority houses at Baniachang, Habiganj, Bangladesh
HRCBM Press Release: Fundamentalism in Bangladesh Must Be Prohibited, Secularism Must be Restored, and Neutrality of the Caretaker Government Must the Established
Bangladesh on the Boil: A Video report
Lawless law-enforcement & the parody of Judiciary in Bangladesh: A special report from AHRC
HRCBM's Litigation: High Court Ordered rule Nisi on government: HRCBM Report
HRCBM's Litigation: High Court asks govt to explain why victims shouldn't be compensated: The Daily Star Report
HRCBM's Litigation against Government of Bangladesh: writ peition is available for download
HRCBM filed writ against Government of Bangladesh: Minority Repression
JMB chief Abdur Rahman pinned down: The Daily Star News
Bangladesh Islamist leader held in India - reports: REUTERS
Islamists Pose a Growing Threat to Stability in Bangladesh: The Jamestown Foundation
Urgent Action called: Minorities at Chandrapur village in Kasba, Brahmanbari, Bangladesh is under organized attacks
HRCBM's Bengali Publication "Odhikar"
BNP Lawmaker beats minority student: The Daily Star News
Famine strikes at Shunaqulir Char: Mother and Daughter go on hungry for days
Hindu Priest murdered at Narsingdi, Bangladesh: HRCBM-Dhaka
10,000 incidents of minority repression in Bangladesh since 2001: ANI
Islamic Militants threatens to cut off hands if Bible schools are not closed in Bangladesh: CFI
‘Stop violence against indigenous people’: Daily Star News
BANGLADESH: Journalists targeted in rising tide of Muslim extremism: Asia Media
Bangladesh Militants threaten journos, renew vow for Islamic rule
Bangladesh: Christians worried by rising Islamic fundamentalism
Rights group seeks protection for Hindus in Bangladesh: The Hindu
16 US Lawmakers Write to Rice: Ask Bush to raise Dhaka's political violence at UN World Summit
Application of ICT: HRCBM's presentation at the UN DPI/NGO conference
Bangladesh Human rights defenders under attack: Amnesty International
The Threat of Islamic Extremism to Bangladesh: PINR
Inside The Militant Groups-3: Extremists get trained in armed combat: The Daily Star
Bangladesh's political bombshell: Asia Times
Inside the Militant Groups-2: Foreign funding, local business keep them going: The Daily Star News
Inside Militant groups-1: Trained in foreign lands, they spread inland: The Daily Star News
300 blasts in 63 districts in 30 minutes: The Daily Star News
Bombs explode across Bangladesh: BBC Report
Leaflets ridicule democracy, ask for Islamic rule: The Daily Star News
Sign Petition- Bangladesh: Attack on Human Rights Defender Advocate Rabindra Ghosh and Professor Asok Taru Saha, HRCBM-Dhaka, Bangladesh
Urgent Action Called: HRCBM representatives are attacked on return after "Ahmadiyya" investigation
Bangladesh treatment of minorities sparks spat in Britain
Bangladesh:Speaking out makes you target, human rights defenders and journalists at risk: FIDH Report
Bangladesh’s drift into chaos: Daily Times
Islamic Militant nabbed at Rajshahi camp: The Daily Star News
Conference on Bangladesh Minority issues: CAAMB
A statement by Jumma People: JPJN
HRCBM's video presentation in collaboration with Hindu Council UK: Presentation before House of Commons
Violation of Linguistic and Cultural Rights of Minorities of Bangladesh: Presentation before UN Commission on Human Rights
17 more minority families are displaced at Dinajpur: Daily Star Report
Land gabbing inequality still haunt Indigenous People: Daily Star Report
A Glimpse of minority situation in Bangladesh: Report BHBCUC
Religious minorities under pressure: The Daily star News
HRCBM proposes ICT for Mental Health: Forum Discusses Media’s Impact on Mental Health
A CRY IN THE WILDERNESS: Poor Bangladeshi entrants are rather different from extremists
7 indigenous people abducted
Forced displacement of minority: Hindu family land grabbed
Govt not sincere about CHT treaty, says Larma
Indigenous people protest against land acquiring
Dhaka Lambasted on donors: Donors can leave if they can't adjust to our policy
Investigative Report: A Minority Family is displaced in Dhaka
Donors warned not to interfere: Militancy denied: The Daily star News
Minority "Baby looters" accuser in court: BBC
Minority Girl lynched to death ta Sreenagar, Munshiganj: A HRCBM Report
Houses Abalzed: Ruling Party cadres unleash terror in Pirghacha, Rangpur: six families displaced
Alert: Hundreds displaced: Islamic Militants unleash terrors on minorities at Nowagaon, Bangladesh
Alert: Urgent Action called: Help protect minorities in Bangladesh
Minority Feels Heat After Grenade Attack: The Bangladesh Observer
Press Release: HRCBM strongly condemns henious attacks on opposition party
Bomb Blast Rock Bangladesh: In Pictures
Minority girl gang raped in Perojpur, Bangladesh: Investigative Report
GENOCIDAL CRIMES IN CHT: Action Alert calling for International Attention to the CHT Issue
HRCBM's disaster Relief in pictures: Help us do more for flood victims in Bangladesh
Alert: Urgent humanitarian appeal for flood victims in Bangladesh
Housewives of minority families raped en masse in Bangladesh: Mukto-Mona
Minority Girl gang raped in Rupganj, Bangladesh -A HRCBM special report
On the Brink of Extinction- The Munda Tribe: A HRCBM special report
Investigative Report: Minority leader killed in Khulna, Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Alarming rise of rape against minority women and girls
Bangladesh: OMCT expresses concern on government's action against Proshika and HRCBM
bangladesh human rights commision

 

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Illegal Bangladeshis flooding Mumbai: Drive to flush them

Posted by jagoindia on August 24, 2008

Police flush out Bangla migrants to stop terror tap
Divyesh Singh & Poornima Swaminathan
Friday, August 22, 2008 04:45 IST

Many live illegally in the city, circulate fake currency

Even as the indirect involvement of Bangladesh in terror attacks is coming to fore, Mumbai is reeling under the increasing number of illegal Bangladeshis flooding the city. This year alone, a little over 600 Bangladeshis have been arrested while thousands of others are still holed up in slums.

Many of these illegal immigrants, who often jump bail after facing police arrests, form the crux of the chain that supplies fake currency and also constitute the lowest rung in the terror chain, say police. Post the blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, the Mumbai police have launched a special drive to flush out the illegal immigrants. Action has been taken against these illegal immigrants in Navi Mumbai as well.

While around 650 illegal Bangladeshis are arrested every year in Mumbai alone, at least 1,000 others jump bail after being arrested and abscond and subsequently indulge in criminal activities, said the top brass of the Mumbai police. They exploit the legal loopholes — all charges that are slapped against them are bailable — seek bail and continue to indulge in illegal activities.

“In the last couple of years, the involvement of Bangla-deshis in circulating fake currency has risen steeply,” said KP Raghuvanshi, former chief of the ATS, observing a pattern in the last five years.

A senior police official, on condition anonymity, said, “Pakistan’s ISI is funding terrorism through Bangladesh.”

The illegal migrants settle in slums in Mumbai, particularly Govandi, Kurla, Mira Road and Bhiwandi in Thane district. Since the borders are porous, the immigrants bribe security agencies and enter India through Bihar or West Bengal. The police, acting on tip offs, raid hubs where Bangladeshis huddle up. “The only document we demand is their birth certificate. When they are unable to furnish that, they get nailed,” said a police official.

Nearly 400 Bangladeshis are deported every year, after being convicted by courts and serving a prison term of a month. However, the vicious chain continues as they enter India again, with another name and identity. “There is no way we can keep a check on repeat offenders,” admitted the official.

Police officials said that the population of Bangladeshis is highest in metros, particularly Mumbai and Delhi, where they come looking for job opportunities and a better life.

 

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Illegal Bangladeshis flooding Mumbai: Drive to flush them

Posted by jagoindia on August 24, 2008

Police flush out Bangla migrants to stop terror tap
Divyesh Singh & Poornima Swaminathan
Friday, August 22, 2008 04:45 IST

Many live illegally in the city, circulate fake currency

Even as the indirect involvement of Bangladesh in terror attacks is coming to fore, Mumbai is reeling under the increasing number of illegal Bangladeshis flooding the city. This year alone, a little over 600 Bangladeshis have been arrested while thousands of others are still holed up in slums.

Many of these illegal immigrants, who often jump bail after facing police arrests, form the crux of the chain that supplies fake currency and also constitute the lowest rung in the terror chain, say police. Post the blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, the Mumbai police have launched a special drive to flush out the illegal immigrants. Action has been taken against these illegal immigrants in Navi Mumbai as well.

While around 650 illegal Bangladeshis are arrested every year in Mumbai alone, at least 1,000 others jump bail after being arrested and abscond and subsequently indulge in criminal activities, said the top brass of the Mumbai police. They exploit the legal loopholes — all charges that are slapped against them are bailable — seek bail and continue to indulge in illegal activities.

“In the last couple of years, the involvement of Bangla-deshis in circulating fake currency has risen steeply,” said KP Raghuvanshi, former chief of the ATS, observing a pattern in the last five years.

A senior police official, on condition anonymity, said, “Pakistan’s ISI is funding terrorism through Bangladesh.”

The illegal migrants settle in slums in Mumbai, particularly Govandi, Kurla, Mira Road and Bhiwandi in Thane district. Since the borders are porous, the immigrants bribe security agencies and enter India through Bihar or West Bengal. The police, acting on tip offs, raid hubs where Bangladeshis huddle up. “The only document we demand is their birth certificate. When they are unable to furnish that, they get nailed,” said a police official.

Nearly 400 Bangladeshis are deported every year, after being convicted by courts and serving a prison term of a month. However, the vicious chain continues as they enter India again, with another name and identity. “There is no way we can keep a check on repeat offenders,” admitted the official.

Police officials said that the population of Bangladeshis is highest in metros, particularly Mumbai and Delhi, where they come looking for job opportunities and a better life.

India should seriously do more to stop this illegal immigrant problem. the politician are too complacent. 400 deported a year is only a tiny fraction of those entering.

i think its high time we fenced and mined the border. we have enugh poor people in india without having to cater for illegal immigrants as well, especially when majority of them don't even like our country.

 

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Ulfa denies hand, HuJI suspected
Friday, October 31, 2008 08:47 [IST]

NEW DELHI: The security establishment is veering around to the view that the serial blasts in Assam were the handiwork of Islamist terrorists, most probably belonging to the HuJI - Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami.

Even before the local Ulfa (United Liberation Front of Asom) denied its involvement, sources within the security establishment were ruling them and other north-eastern insurgent groups out as the culprits.

The blasts couldn't have been carried out without logistical support from across the border in Bangladesh, they believe, but in the volatile scenario of Assam nobody is ready to hazard any further guesses. The situation complicated by the fact that intelligence agencies do not yet have any concrete inputs to suspect a specific group. From the timing, size and impact of the blasts, analysts and officers dealing with terrorism cases are convinced that it is not the handiwork of Ulfa.

PTI quoted IGP (Special Branch) Khagen Sharma as saying, "The needle of suspicion points to jehadi outfits who are behind subversive activities in the state." He said HuJI could be working in groups or individually. "While investigations will go on, the police have been zeroing in on Islamist fundamentalist forces which of late have been active in the state and the region," he said.

The historic tension between the Muslims, especially the migrants from Bangladesh, and the local inhabitants has been exploding frequently in recent times. Communal violence broke out early this month, leaving more than 30 dead.

The tension between the locals and the migrants - they have altered the demography of many districts - has been palpable since the 1920s when they started to move into Assam in large numbers, and has led to several massacres and bloody rebellions.

Former home minister LK Advani too touted the same line. "It again highlights the issue of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants in the country," Advani told reporters. It is another matter that the Vajpayee government, like all its predecessors and its successor, had failed to initiate any effective strategy to counter illegal immigration.

Assessments put the total number of illegal Bangladeshis in India at several millions. In the recent weeks, tensions between the migrants and the locals have erupted, with riots gripping Darrang and Udalguri districts of Assam.

In recent times, there have been clear trends emerging of the migrant groups taking to very aggressive means, including bomb blasts. Intelligence agencies believe the migrant population also provides very good cover for terror activities by groups such as HuJI.

The migrant population is both a cover and logistical support centres for terrorists who come in from Bangladeshi and move into the hinterlands, believe the intelligence agencies. Because of these linkages, sources here also point out that the serial blasts must be read in conjecture with the developments in other parts of the country, especially police success in Mumbai and elsewhere in tracking down some key members of Indian Mujahideen.

"It is well possible that they have chosen a safer place to carry out their revenge," says one officer. The local tensions, recent developments and the porous border with Bangladesh may have just provided further fire power.

 

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Both Bangladesh and India are part of the Indian subcontinent and have had a long common cultural, economic and political history. To most outsiders, the people of the two countries are indistinguishable. The cultures of the two countries are similar; in particular India's West Bengal state and Bangladesh are both Bengali-speaking.
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* 1 Historical background
* 2 Areas of agreement
* 3 Areas of contention
* 4 References
* 5 See also

[edit] Historical background

During the Partition of India after independence in 1947, the Bengal region was divided into two: East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) and West Bengal. East Bengal was made a part of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan due to the fact that both regions had an overwhelmingly large Muslim population, more than 85%. In 1955, the government of Pakistan changed its name from East Bengal to East Pakistan.

There were some confrontations between the two regions though. Firstly, in 1948, Jinnah declared that only Urdu would the official language of the entire nation, though more than 95% of the East Bengali population spoke Bengali. And when protests broke out in Bangladesh on February 21, 1952, Pakistani police fired on the protesters, killing hundreds. Secondly, East Bengal/East Pakistan was allotted only a small amount of revenue for its development out of the Pakistani national budget. Therefore, a separatist movement started to grow in the isolated province. When the main separatist party the Awami League, headed by Bangabandhu Shaikh Mujibur Rehman, won 167 of 169 seats up for grabs in the 1970 elections and got the right to form the government, the Pakistan president under Yahya Khan refused to recognize the election results and arrested Bangabandhu Shaikh Mujibur Rehman. This led to widespread protests in East Pakistan and in 1971, the Liberation War in the self-declared (By the Great Leader Bangabandhu Shaikh Mujibur Rahman on 26th.March 1971) state of Bangladesh started.

India under Indira Gandhi fully supported the cause of the Bangladeshis and its troops and equipment were used to fight the Pakistani forces. It also gave full support to the main Bangladeshi guerilla force, the Mukti Bahini. Finally, on 26 March, 1971, Bangladesh emerged as an independent state. Since then, there have been several issues of agreement as well as of dispute.

[edit] Areas of agreement
1. India played a central role in the independence of Bangladesh. 19,000 Indian soldiers died for the cause of an independent Bangladesh. India sheltered over 10 million refugees who were fleeing the atrocities of the occupying West Pakistan Army. India and its ally Bhutan were the first countries to recognize Bangladesh as an independent nation. Bangladeshis have some awareness of their obligation and gratitude towards India.
2. Bangladesh was faced with an economic crisis after independence. Its population was the 8th largest in the world at the time. India gave large amounts of aid to Bangladesh. In recent years India provides co-operation and assistance during annual natural calamities. India is a supplier of staple foods such as rice and live animals which helps keep their prices affordable for the masses of Bangladesh.
3. Bangabandhu Shaikh Mujibur Rehman’s first foreign visit as PM and the Founding Father of this newly born nation was to India and it was then decided Indo-Bangladesh relations would be guided by principles of democracy, socialism, nonalignment and opposition to colonialism and racism. Indira Gandhi too visited Bangladesh in 1972 and assured that India would never interfere in the internal affairs of the country.
4. In 1972, both the countries signed a ‘Treaty of Friendship and Peace’. An Indo-Bangladesh Trade Pact was also signed.
5. The main opposition Awami League is generally considered to be friendly towards India.
6. Moderate Bangladeshis and those who are strong Bengali nationalists, including some artists, activits and students have a friendly disposition towards India. Bangladeshi Hindus and Buddhists have an attachment towards India which gave birth of their religions.

[edit] Areas of contention

1. A major area of contention has been the construction and operation of the Farakka Barrage by India to increase water supply in the river Hoogly. Bangladesh insists that it does not receive a fair share of the Ganga waters, and on the other hand, it gets flooded during the monsoons when India releases excess waters.
2. There have also been disputes regarding the transfer of Teen Bigha Corridor to Bangladesh. Part of Bangladesh is surrounded by the Indian state of West Bengal. On 26 June, 1992, India leased three bigha land to Bangladesh to connect this enclave with mainland Bangladesh. There is dispute regarding the indefinite nature of the lease.
3. A broad spectrum of India's public opinion is concerned about the perceived demographic challenge from Bangladesh. The right-wing Hindu parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party have made a major election issue out of the reported migraton of Muslim Bangladeshis to India. While no reliable figures exist, the Bangladeshi Muslim population in India is generally estimated at between 15 million and 20 million and growing. Border states of India such as West Bengal and Assam are now over 25% Muslim, significantly higher than 1950 levels. With Bangladesh's population continuing to grow rapidly and doomsday global warming scenarios predicting half of Bangladesh will be under water by 2100, there are fears in India that tens of millions of Bangladeshis will migrate into India, dramatically altering the balance of religious populations.
4. Indian border force's killing of people while crossing the border has been the topic of disputes. In August 2008, Indian Border Security Force officials said that they killed 59 smugglers and illegal immigrants (34 Bangladeshis and 21 Indians) who were trying to cross the border between India and Bangladesh during a 6 month period.[1]
5. Terrorism activities carried out in India by infiltrated terror outfits from Bangladesh like Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami.[2][3] Recently India and Bangladesh had agreed to jointly fight terrorism.[4]
6. Sheltering of Northeastern terror outfits like ULFA in Bangladesh.

 

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None of this has anything to do with the thread which is about India being a risky investment in comparison to other developed economies of the region. I would seriously contest whether India can be described as a developed economy but the doubts over India's viability as a united nation stands.

 

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None of this has anything to do with the thread which is about India being a risky investment in comparison to other developed economies of the region.

If thats the case why you bought in the case of India's military might earlier in the same thread.

India is risky investment that grows at 7% during the worst economic crisis many genrations have seen.

I would seriously contest whether India can be described as a developed economy but the doubts over India's viability as a united nation stands.

Who said we are developed, we are miles away from it, but we are striving hard to achieve that status.

 

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None of this has anything to do with the thread which is about India being a risky investment in comparison to other developed economies of the region. I would seriously contest whether India can be described as a developed economy but the doubts over India's viability as a united nation stands.

learnt to argue like you . logicless and absurd

 

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FDI in Q1 FY 2009 surpasses overall inflows in 2005-06
IBEF: August 18, 2008


New Delhi: In its August report, the Reserve Bank of India has stated that foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of FY 2009 has already surpassed the overall FDI inflow received in fiscal year 2005-06. FDI inflows during April-June 2008 touched US$ 10.07 billion, almost a billion more than the total FDI inflows (US$ 8.96 billion) in the 2005-06 period.

Furthermore, India is set to exceed the FDI target of US$ 35 billion during 2008-09. According to a senior official in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), "The country will achieve about US$ 35-40 billion in the current fiscal. The first quarter has crossed US$ 10 billion. Last year, it was US$ 24 billion for the entire fiscal."

Till 2005-06, India's FDI inflow was less than US$ 10 billion annually. It went up to US$ 22 billion in 2006-07 and US$ 32 billion in 2007-08. In the past decade, China has received around US$ 50 billion annually as FDI inflows. If the trend seen in the first quarter is sustained, India is likely to cross the US$ 40 billion mark in FDI inflow for the first time.

Mauritius was the top investing country in India during 2007-08, with inflows amounting to US$ 1.6 billion against US$ 578 million in 2006-07. The sectors that attracted the maximum FDI inflows during 2007-08 were services, telecom, housing, construction activities, real estate, electrical equipment and computer software and hardware.

 

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India's Foreign Direct Investment (fdi) Touched Us$ 25 Billion
Author: smiths Author Ranking Blue | Posted: 30-09-2008 | According to the Chief economic advisor, Arvind Virmani, the current global financial turmoil will have a minimal direct impact on India’s economy which is likely to continue to grow at the projected rate of around 8 per cent in 2008-09 and 9 per cent in 2009-10. Looking at some finance and economy indicators, we find that in 2007-08, India's foreign direct investment (FDI) touched US$ 25 billion, up 56 per cent against US$ 15.7 billion in 2006-07, and the country's foreign exchange reserves had crossed US$ 341 billion as on May 21, 2008. Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Ashwani Kumar, said that the Indian economy will maintain an 8-per cent growth rate over the next decade, owing to strong fundamentals of the economy which will attract greater investments in the manufacturing and services sectors. India’s economy seems stable.

Apart from the positive indicators on finance and economy, another positive sign is the rising number of high-net-worth-individuals or millionaires in India. At the end of 2007, India had about 123,000 millionaires, up 22.7 per cent from a year earlier, according to the third annual Asia-Pacific Wealth Report published by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini.

Banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) comprised 38 per cent of the outsourcing industry in India (worth $47.8 billion in 2007). Most of the work outsourced comes from the US followed by Europe. Financial services companies in India are growing, as are financial services jobs. “Except for China, the India macro story is the biggest opportunity for financial services companies. A young population, growing incomes, low penetration, all embody the best opportunity for India," said Ajay Bagga, CEO, Lotus India AMC. Companies marketing financial services, such as French financial services group, Societe Generale, said it would more than double the headcount at its Global Solution Centre in Bangalore and invest about Euro 5 million to develop a new campus. Financial service company, J P Morgan Chase & Co, is likely to double private equity investments to US$ 1 billion, according to Kalpana Morparia, CEO of its India operations.

Besides this, many Indian firms are targeting overseas financial services business. Reliance-ADAG is picking up 26 per cent stake with management control in a financial services company in Saudi Arabia. Overall, the finance indicators for the Indian economy seem positive.