Why is India not allowing Bangladeshi TV channels?

[Skallagrim]

Refusal of Indian access to Bangladeshi TV channels
No legal bar in India to down-linking of Bangladesh TV channels

From these links it mostly looks like there's no legal obstruction for BD channels as to access to India, rather it's harder for BD channels to comply with the guidelines provided by the Indian govt which are much more stricter than BD guidelines regarding downlinking of foreign channels. That is, again the question is one of equitable relationship. I think instead of pleading to India for an easy access reviewing our own guidelines for downlinking foreign channels would be proactive and more practicable .

 

[Sam Manekshaw]

Hi guys,

Bangladesh ko merge karo India ke sath. Sara Janzat hi Khatam. After all we were 1 nation 70 years back.

q zhagada mol le raha hai bhai.....?

 

[HariPrasad]

q zhagada mol le raha hai bhai.....?

Dear Sam,

Bhai Desh ka saval hain. Zagada to karna padega.

Akhand Bharat ka Sapna............... JAAGAA HOOO.

Yes

Akhand bharat including Pak, BD. Burma,upto Indonesia.

 

[Sam Manekshaw]

Dear Sam,

Bhai Desh ka saval hain. Zagada to karna padega.

Sawal deshka nahi tv channel ka hain.....lagawa lete hai 1 2 channel...khush kar dete hai.

 

[jarves]

Nobody will watch it anyway.

 

[IamBengali]

Nobody will watch it anyway.

West Bengalis and Tripuris will definitely watch it. There was a time when they might have forgotten to watch any Indian channel but never missed BTV, state owned channel in BD.

 

[अखण्ड भारत!!!]

Dear Sam,

Bhai Desh ka saval hain. Zagada to karna padega.




Yes

Akhand bharat including Pak, BD. Burma,upto Indonesia.

Afghanistan too in Akhand Bharat

 

[Bilal9]

Typical Indian daytime TV programming is Saas-Bahu theatrics. Typical Bangladeshi dramas (ten years ago) used to be adaptations of plays by Bertolt Brecht - highly intellectual and thought provoking. Bangladeshi TV programming has become a lot more populist of late but still enjoyable.

Language is not an issue or barrier, it is a flimsy pretext to prevent broadcasts. You can use sub-titles.