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India, Bâdesh must boost people to people contact and focus on small local issues across border
Fri, Mar 05 2021 02:05:12 PM
By Mahua Venkatesh
New Delhi, Mar 5: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to Dhaka, a Bangladeshi think-tank has flagged practical grassroots projects to advance the special relationship. Prime Minister Modi s visit is part of celebrations marking 50 years of the liberation of Bangladesh. The focus between the two countries typically has always been on big issues, but there is a need to prioritise local issues which may not hit headlines but impact the daily lives of the people living in the border areas. These small initiatives can have a far reaching impact in building a stable relationship between India and Bangladesh, says Nazneen Ahmed, Senior Research Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) in a conversation with India Narrative.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) India and Bangladesh will look at ways to jointly enhance productivity in the agriculture sector with forward and backward integration in the field. The two countries could also look at expanding trade in the sector and leverage each others strength.
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Published: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 13:06 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 17: Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat said that India s goodwill comes with no strings attached and warned Nepal to be wary of China.
Speaking at an event, CDS Rawat said that Nepal is free to act independently in international affairs but must be vigilant and learn from Sri Lanka and other nations which have also signed agreements with other countries in the region.
Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat
The CDS s comment comes after three back-to-back high-level visits from New Delhi to Kathmandu in the last two months.
Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief Samant Kumar Goel had visited the Himalayan nation in the last two months.
Nepal is free to act independently in international affairs Nepal must be vigilant and learn from Sri Lanka and other nations which have also signed agreements with other countries in the region
New Delhi: India s goodwill comes with no strings attached, said CDS Bipin Rawat and warned Nepal to be wary of China.
Speaking at an event, CDS Rawat said that Nepal is free to act independently in international affairs but must be vigilant and learn from Sri Lanka and other nations which have also signed agreements with other countries in the region.
This statement from the CDS comes after three back-to-back high-level visits from New Delhi to Kathmandu in the last two months.