Bangladesh – India’s Partner in Eastern Front

India’s eastern front is having three countries viz., Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar. In this article, I will try to cover the Bangladesh. May be in latter articles I will start talking about the Bhutan and Myanmar, which are equally important for Indian government to focus upon. As we know that North Eastern India is inflicted with militancy and every state is having its own problems.

Whether we are talking about Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura or Meghalaya, but barring Manipur and Nagaland, all states are sharing its geographical boundary with Bangladesh. Bangladesh is holding a key position in North Eastern India and Government of India is now on the track of normalizing relations with its eastern neighbor.

GoI (Government of India) should make every possible effort to smoothen the relationship with Bangladesh. As of now, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Begum Sheikh Hasina is sharing a cordial relationship with Indian leadership unlike her predecessor Ms. Khalida Zia, who was vehemently against the India and somehow playing China and Pakistan card with us to equalize the relationship.

We as the big brother should immediately address the concern of Bangladesh and at the same time Government of India should made understand Bangladesh that it is India, who had helped Bangladesh to emerged as Independent Nation from the tyranny of Pakistani’s army. But even now, India remained concerned for Bangladesh and will walk any distance to accommodate the grave concerns of Bangladesh on the matter of trade imbalance, population explosion, health care and food security.

Bangladesh under the visionary leadership of Begum Sheikh Hasina has also extended warm support to India regarding militancy problems in Assam and Tripura. Therefore, it is now India’s turn to start supporting Bangladesh on issues they are looking for India’s support like Electricity, Water, Global Warming and Trade. India is already actively seeking Bangladesh’s support to connect North Eastern India with Bangladesh’s port of Chittagong.

Therefore, mutual understanding and cooperation is required for the fruitful and peaceful relationship with Bangladesh.