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FUTURE OF BANGLADESH-INDIA RELATIONSHIP-A CRITICAL ANALYSIS H K Pandey1, Ph. D. & Lt Gen R R Nimborkar2
Paper Received On: 25 MAR 2021 Peer Reviewed On: 30 MAR 2021 Published On: 1 APRIL 2021 Content Originality & Unique: 100%
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Introduction Bangladesh-India relations were at their highest level during the period of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (during Awami League government from 1972-1974). Since then, these relations have been fluctuating for reasons like changes of governments and the political scenarios in Bangladesh as well as the non-cooperative attitude of India towards Bangladesh. However, relationships between both the countries have improved in the last 10 years (during the two regimes of Awami League government between 1996-2001 and 2009- 2015) as both the Prime Ministers have visited each other’s countries with the views to strengthen these relationships. Long outstanding issues like land enclaves, maritime boundaries and border demarcations have been resolved during this period through the constructive efforts by both sides. This paper critically analyzes the future relations between Bangladesh and India by examining the challenges and opportunities that will determine the course of the relationships between the two countries. It examines the past and present Bangladesh-India relationships and recommends appropriate steps to fix the unsettled issues like trade imbalance, water sharing discords of Farakka and Teesta Barrages, transit and transhipment issues for the improvement of the relationships of both the countries for the future mutual benefits. This paper will keep its scope within major unresolved issues for both the countries. For maintaining continuous congenial relations, Bangladesh acknowledged India’s role for its active military support during the Liberation War of 1971 through “signing a treaty of friendship, peace and cooperation with India in March 19, 1972”. With the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975, Bangladesh-India relations deteriorated and expressed into open disputes Copyright © 2021, Scholarly Research Journal for Humanity Science & English Language