Bangladesh-India

Misinformation campaigns and the future of Bangladesh-India relations

Many verified accounts on X are reporting rumours as actual news and sometimes just outright propagating fake news.

First budget of Modi govt 3.0: Political exigencies and beyond

India’s annual budget is always as much an economic statement as it is political.

A selfie, some visits, and a show of diplomacy

Diplomatically, this year has possibly been the most eventful in the history of Bangladesh.

Hasina, Modi likely to inaugurate 1320 MW Maitree Power Project in Sept

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are expected to jointly inaugurate the 1320 MW Maitree Super Thermal Power Station during the former’s visit to India in the first week of September, according to Hindustan Times.

Bangladesh, India for strengthening cooperation in water management, cyber, food security

Bangladesh and India yesterday agreed to work closely together to further strengthen cooperation in the areas of common rivers and water resources management and pledged to expand collaboration in cyber security, IT and food security.

Swam through Sundarbans for love: Bangladeshi woman arrested in India

A 22-year-old Bangladeshi woman swam through the Sundarbans forest for an hour to cross into India and marry her lover in Kolkata. She ended up in jail after the wedding, Indian media reports today said.

Momen leaves for Guwahati to attend river conference

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today (May 27, 2022) left for Guwahati to attend the third edition of international river conference titled, “NADI Conclave”, from May 28-29 that will be inaugurated by his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar.

Bangladesh most important in India's 'Neighbourhood First Policy': Jaishankar

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today stressed that Bangladesh features as the most important country in the Indian Foreign Policy objectives of “Neighbourhood First Policy”.

India declines to comment on Momen 'seeking help with Rab sanctions'

India today declined to make a comment on whether Bangladesh requested to intervene on its behalf over US sanctions on Rab.

August 20, 2020
August 20, 2020

Teesta, CAA, NRC issues not discussed during Shringla’s meeting with PM Hasina

The issues of Teesta river water-sharing, Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) were not raised during Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Monday, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has said.

November 26, 2019
November 26, 2019

Many in Bangladesh now see India validating two-nation theory and abjuring secularism

Since Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s game-changing visit to India in January 2010, bilateral relations between the two countries have been reconfigured phenomenally, in qualitative and substantive terms.

October 5, 2019
October 5, 2019

Jaishankar meets Hasina; says India prioritises relations with Dhaka

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reaffirms New Delhi’s highest priority to its relations with Dhaka during a meeting with the visiting Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.

August 26, 2019
August 26, 2019

Bangladesh discusses export of electricity to India

Bangladesh and India at the 17th Joint Steering Committee discuss on the prospect of exporting electricity from Bangladesh to India in the future.

March 14, 2019
March 14, 2019

Bangladesh-India joint military drill held in Tangail

A joint Bangladesh-India military exercise, Exercise Sampriti-VIII, is held in Tangail.

March 6, 2016
March 6, 2016

Spirited Bangladesh up against in-form India in summit clash

The setting is perfect for an exciting Asia Cup T20, 2016 final today. It's fitting that two of the best teams have made it to the final but as Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh skipper, admitted, India will start the game as favourites thanks to their brilliant run in Twenty20 Internationals recently. But Bangladesh will bank on a lot of other factors to favour them.

August 6, 2015
August 6, 2015

A historical perspective

The success of a foreign policy lies in finding acceptable resolutions to outstanding problems and not in keeping them alive. There will always be distracters on the way who will find the glass half-empty no matter what.

June 7, 2015
June 7, 2015

Bangladesh-India joint declaration

Joint declaration between Bangladesh and India during PM Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh

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