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Tipaimukh Dam--another example of India's water terrorism against Bangladesh.
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বাংলাদেশ প্রতি বছর ভারত থেকে প্রায় মার্কিন চল্লিশ বিলিয়ন ডলার এর মতো গুডস এন্ড সার্ভিসেস কেনে যার সিংহ ভাগ আসে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ আর সেভেন সিস্টার্স থেকে (আসাম, ত্রিপুরা, নাগাল্যান্ড ইত্যাদি)। যারা বলে ভারতের ওপর আমাদের কোনো লেভারেজ নেই তারা এটা জানেনা - বাংলাদেশের শুধু দরকার ভারতীয় ইম্পোর্ট্স এর ওপর ট্যারিফ বসিয়ে দেয়া, যেটা ভারতীয়রা আজকে পঞ্চাশ বছর ধরে খামোখা অন্যায় ভাবে করে চলেছে বাংলাদেশের এক্সপোর্ট এর ওপর । পশ্চিম বঙ্গের পুরো অর্থনীতিটাই আমাদের বাংলাদেশের প্যাট্রোনিজশন এর ওপর নির্ভরশীল। আজকে যদি পশ্চিম বঙ্গের সাথে বাংলাদেশের ট্রেড ওয়ার শুরু হয় তাহলে পশ্চিমবঙ্গের অর্থনীতি ধ্বংস হয়ে যাবে। পশ্চিমবঙ্গকে কেন্দ্রের ভাত মারার দরকার নেই, বাংলাদেশ একাই পশ্চিমবঙ্গের অর্থনীতিকে ধ্বংস করার জন্য যথেষ্ট। যেদিন বাংলাদেশের চীন লেভারেজ সফল হবে, সেদিন আর আমাদের পুরো ভারতকেই দরকার পড়বেনা, পশ্চিম বঙ্গ তো দূরের কথা। চীন এর ব্রহ্মপুত্র নদীর বাঁধ (তিব্বত এ) প্রায় কমপ্লিট, চীন পানি বন্ধ করে দিলে সেভেন সিস্টার্স আর পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ভারতীয়দের কি হবে তা ওনারাই ভালো জানেন।
Bangladesh buys about US $40 billion worth of goods and services from India every year, the lion's share of which comes from West Bengal and the Seven Sisters (Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, etc.). Those who say we have no leverage over India do not know this - Bangladesh only needs to impose tariffs on Indian imports, which Indians have been unfairly doing on Bangladeshi exports for fifty years now. The entire economy of West Bengal is dependent on the patronage of our Bangladesh. If a trade war between Bangladesh and West Bengal starts today, the economy of West Bengal will be destroyed. West Bengal does not need to be killed by the centre, Bangladesh alone is enough to destroy West Bengal's economy. The day Bangladesh's China leverage succeeds, we will no longer need the whole of India, let alone West Bengal. China's Brahmaputra dam (in Tibet) is almost complete, they know very well what will happen to the Seven Sisters and West Bengal Indians if China shuts off the water.
Bangladesh buys about US $40 billion worth of goods and services from India every year, the lion's share of which comes from West Bengal and the Seven Sisters (Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, etc.). Those who say we have no leverage over India do not know this - Bangladesh only needs to impose tariffs on Indian imports, which Indians have been unfairly doing on Bangladeshi exports for fifty years now. The entire economy of West Bengal is dependent on the patronage of our Bangladesh. If a trade war between Bangladesh and West Bengal starts today, the economy of West Bengal will be destroyed. West Bengal does not need to be killed by the centre, Bangladesh alone is enough to destroy West Bengal's economy. The day Bangladesh's China leverage succeeds, we will no longer need the whole of India, let alone West Bengal. China's Brahmaputra dam (in Tibet) is almost complete, they know very well what will happen to the Seven Sisters and West Bengal Indians if China shuts off the water.
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Dhaka prefers India over China
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud said on Sunday that Bangladesh would have to consider India’s proposal to implement the Teesta development project first since it was a...
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Dhaka prefers India over China
Staff Correspondent 07 July, 2024, 18:45
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud. | File photo.
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud said on Sunday that Bangladesh would have to consider India's proposal to implement the Teesta development project first since it was a common river between the two countries.
Addressing a press conference ahead of prime minister Sheikh Hasina's four-day visit to China, scheduled from July 8 to July 11, he said that they had another proposal from China for the same project on the trans-boundary river inside Bangladesh.
'The Teesta is a joint river between the two countries. India has given us a proposal for the Teesta project in Bangladesh, and they will send a technical team to work jointly with us. So naturally, we will have to consider India's proposal first, as we have another proposal from China for the same project,' Hasan Mahmud told reporters, responding to a question.
He said that prime minister Sheikh Hasina would leave Dhaka for Beijing on Monday on a state visit at the invitation of China's Premier of the State Council, Li Qiang.
He, however, said that no treaties but 20 to 22 memorandums of understanding on cooperation in various areas, including the economic and banking sectors, infrastructure development, trade and investment, and the digital economy, were likely to be signed during the PM's visit to China.
Asked whether the Teesta project issue would be discussed during the bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing, the minister said that it might be discussed if the Chinese side raised the issue.
Addressing a press conference on her India visit from June 21 to 22, Sheikh Hasina said in Dhaka on June 25 that it would be easy for Bangladesh if the Teesta restoration project received support from India.
Beijing and New Delhi are already on a collision course after India's latest proposal to finance the Teesta restoration and management project.
China has already offered both financial and technical support for the project after conducting a feasibility study.
During the PM's visit, Bangladesh will seek China's financial assistance amid pressure on its foreign currency reserves and in the repatriation of Rohingya to their homeland, Myanmar, during the bilateral talks scheduled for July 10, according to officials.
'China is our big development partner. They have made huge investments in Bangladesh, and they have played a key role in our infrastructure development over the past few decades. So development and economic cooperation will get priority,' said Hasan Mahmud, referring to the PM's visit.
Bangladesh's finance minister, foreign minister, prime minister's private industry and investment adviser, and state ministers for commerce, energy, information and communication technology, along with a business delegation and senior officials concerned, will accompany Hasina during the visit.
Hasina will attend a bilateral meeting with Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 10, where about 20 Memorandums of Understanding are expected to be signed in their presence, said the foreign minister.
Hasina will also hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the same place on the same day.
'The MoUs on cooperation in the economic and banking sector, trade and investment, digital economy, infrastructure development, assistance in disaster management, construction of the 6th and 9th Bangladesh-China friendship bridges, export of agricultural products from Bangladesh, and people-to-people connectivity are likely to be signed during the visit,' he said.
Hasan, however, said that no loan agreement would be signed and no specific amount of financial assistance would be sought in the bilateral talks.
'There will be no loan deals. We will only sign MoUs on economic cooperation. Once all parameters are met, we will seek assistance in the finance and banking sectors as per our needs based on that MoU,' said Hasan.
Bangladesh is currently facing a severe dollar crisis, with foreign exchange reserves dropping to $26.81 billion in June this year from $46.15 billion in December 2021, according to Bangladesh Bank data.
According to the balance of payments and international investment position manual, the country's foreign exchange reserves were $21.78 billion at the end of June.
The reserve improved slightly in June after the International Monetary Fund released $1.152 for Bangladesh in the third tranche of a $4.7 billion loan package as much-needed economic relief for Bangladesh.
The foreign minister, however, dismissed concerns about pressure on foreign exchange reserves.
The minister said that Hasina would meet the president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Jin Liqun, and attend a summit on trade, business, and investment opportunities between Bangladesh and China during her visit.
China is one of the largest trade partners of Bangladesh, with bilateral trade reaching $18.50 billion in the 2022–23 financial year, according to the latest data from the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce, which cited the Export Promotion Bureau and Bangladesh Bank sources.
The trade balance is heavily tilted towards China, which exported products worth $17.82 billion to Bangladesh and imported products, mostly jute yarn, worth $677.36 million from Bangladesh in the financial year.
Hasina last visited Beijing in July 2019, while Chinese president Xi Jinping visited Bangladesh in October 2016.
Staff Correspondent 07 July, 2024, 18:45
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud. | File photo.
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud said on Sunday that Bangladesh would have to consider India's proposal to implement the Teesta development project first since it was a common river between the two countries.
Addressing a press conference ahead of prime minister Sheikh Hasina's four-day visit to China, scheduled from July 8 to July 11, he said that they had another proposal from China for the same project on the trans-boundary river inside Bangladesh.
'The Teesta is a joint river between the two countries. India has given us a proposal for the Teesta project in Bangladesh, and they will send a technical team to work jointly with us. So naturally, we will have to consider India's proposal first, as we have another proposal from China for the same project,' Hasan Mahmud told reporters, responding to a question.
He said that prime minister Sheikh Hasina would leave Dhaka for Beijing on Monday on a state visit at the invitation of China's Premier of the State Council, Li Qiang.
He, however, said that no treaties but 20 to 22 memorandums of understanding on cooperation in various areas, including the economic and banking sectors, infrastructure development, trade and investment, and the digital economy, were likely to be signed during the PM's visit to China.
Asked whether the Teesta project issue would be discussed during the bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing, the minister said that it might be discussed if the Chinese side raised the issue.
Addressing a press conference on her India visit from June 21 to 22, Sheikh Hasina said in Dhaka on June 25 that it would be easy for Bangladesh if the Teesta restoration project received support from India.
Beijing and New Delhi are already on a collision course after India's latest proposal to finance the Teesta restoration and management project.
China has already offered both financial and technical support for the project after conducting a feasibility study.
During the PM's visit, Bangladesh will seek China's financial assistance amid pressure on its foreign currency reserves and in the repatriation of Rohingya to their homeland, Myanmar, during the bilateral talks scheduled for July 10, according to officials.
'China is our big development partner. They have made huge investments in Bangladesh, and they have played a key role in our infrastructure development over the past few decades. So development and economic cooperation will get priority,' said Hasan Mahmud, referring to the PM's visit.
Bangladesh's finance minister, foreign minister, prime minister's private industry and investment adviser, and state ministers for commerce, energy, information and communication technology, along with a business delegation and senior officials concerned, will accompany Hasina during the visit.
Hasina will attend a bilateral meeting with Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 10, where about 20 Memorandums of Understanding are expected to be signed in their presence, said the foreign minister.
Hasina will also hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the same place on the same day.
'The MoUs on cooperation in the economic and banking sector, trade and investment, digital economy, infrastructure development, assistance in disaster management, construction of the 6th and 9th Bangladesh-China friendship bridges, export of agricultural products from Bangladesh, and people-to-people connectivity are likely to be signed during the visit,' he said.
Hasan, however, said that no loan agreement would be signed and no specific amount of financial assistance would be sought in the bilateral talks.
'There will be no loan deals. We will only sign MoUs on economic cooperation. Once all parameters are met, we will seek assistance in the finance and banking sectors as per our needs based on that MoU,' said Hasan.
Bangladesh is currently facing a severe dollar crisis, with foreign exchange reserves dropping to $26.81 billion in June this year from $46.15 billion in December 2021, according to Bangladesh Bank data.
According to the balance of payments and international investment position manual, the country's foreign exchange reserves were $21.78 billion at the end of June.
The reserve improved slightly in June after the International Monetary Fund released $1.152 for Bangladesh in the third tranche of a $4.7 billion loan package as much-needed economic relief for Bangladesh.
The foreign minister, however, dismissed concerns about pressure on foreign exchange reserves.
The minister said that Hasina would meet the president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Jin Liqun, and attend a summit on trade, business, and investment opportunities between Bangladesh and China during her visit.
China is one of the largest trade partners of Bangladesh, with bilateral trade reaching $18.50 billion in the 2022–23 financial year, according to the latest data from the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce, which cited the Export Promotion Bureau and Bangladesh Bank sources.
The trade balance is heavily tilted towards China, which exported products worth $17.82 billion to Bangladesh and imported products, mostly jute yarn, worth $677.36 million from Bangladesh in the financial year.
Hasina last visited Beijing in July 2019, while Chinese president Xi Jinping visited Bangladesh in October 2016.
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অথচ পশ্চিম বাংলার লোকেরা বলে বাংলাদেশ নাকি ওদেরটা খায় পরে। বাংলাদেশ সরকারের নতজানু পররাস্ট্রনীতির কারনে পশ্চিম বাংলার মত ভিখারী বাংলাদেশকে চোখ রাঙিয়ে কথা বলে।
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চোখ রাঙানি করতে পারে, তবে বর্ডারে ভারতীয় ট্রাক চলাচল বন্ধ করে দিলেই তো ভারতীয় সাইড থেকে হৈ চৈ লেগে যায় - সবই জানে
যাই হোক, হাসিনা কে সরিয়ে দিলে এসব ফাজলামো বন্ধ হবে
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PM Hasina wants India to implement Teesta project
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said she would like India to implement the Teesta project as it is related to the neighbouring country. “But I would prioritise that India will do it. India holds the water of Teesta River…. So, they should do the project and they would give what
PM Hasina wants India to implement Teesta project
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said she would like India to implement the Teesta project as it is related to the neighbouring country.
"But I would prioritise that India will do it. India holds the water of Teesta River…. So, they should do the project and they would give whatever is necessary here if they do the project," she said.
The premier said this replying to a question at a press conference arranged at her official residence about the outcomes of her recent visit to China, reports UNB.
She said China has come up with some offers and conducted a feasibility study about the Teesta project and India has also given offers and will carry out a feasibility study.
She, however, said the government will go for the proposal which will be suitable for Bangladesh after the completion of a feasibility study by India.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said she would like India to implement the Teesta project as it is related to the neighbouring country.
"But I would prioritise that India will do it. India holds the water of Teesta River…. So, they should do the project and they would give whatever is necessary here if they do the project," she said.
The premier said this replying to a question at a press conference arranged at her official residence about the outcomes of her recent visit to China, reports UNB.
She said China has come up with some offers and conducted a feasibility study about the Teesta project and India has also given offers and will carry out a feasibility study.
She, however, said the government will go for the proposal which will be suitable for Bangladesh after the completion of a feasibility study by India.
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India realises that Teesta is widening the wound
The prime minister’s India trip was both very timely and fruitful. During this trip Prime Minister Narendra Modi clearly said that Bangladesh was always taken into consideration when drawing up all polices in their country. A vision statement was signed during this visit.
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Interview: Md Shahidul Haque
India realises that Teesta is widening the wound
Md Shahidul Haque
In a span of less than three weeks, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited both India and China. Former foreign secretary and North South University's Professor Md Shahidul Haque, in an interview with Prothom Alo's Raheed Ejaz and Monoj Dey, spoke at length on how far Bangladesh's expectations were met during the India and China visits, the future of the Teesta project and Bangladesh's stand in the regional geopolitical tensions.
Updated: 14 Jul 2024, 18: 07
Prothom Alo : How was the prime minister's India visit? How far were Bangladesh's expectations met?
Md Shahidul Haque: The prime minister's India trip was both very timely and fruitful. During this trip Prime Minister Narendra Modi clearly said that Bangladesh was always taken into consideration when drawing up all polices in their country. A vision statement was signed during this visit.
Prothom Alo : Are you implying that this visit was fruitful in the sense of future relations?
Md Shahidul Haque: Through this visit the two leaders gave directives for a road map of cooperation to be devised.
Prothom Alo : While relations have a future, there is also the past and the present. The Teesta deal has been hanging in the air for long. In recent times India has shown interest in joint management of Teesta's water and had proposed to send a technical team to this end. When a joint technical team gets involved in such a project, a long-term solution emerges. In such circumstances, how do you view the future of the proposed Teesta comprehensive project?
Md Shahidul Haque: Bangladesh and India are both well aware of the importance and complexity of sharing Teesta's waters. India is aware that it is unable to do anything about sharing Teesta's waters and Bangladesh has shown interest in the Teesta project (conservation and management of downstream water) with another country. That is why rather than simply stalling the Teesta deal, India is endeavouring to assist Bangladesh in the Teesta project. India has realised that Teesta has created a wound between the two countries and the wound is widening.
Prothom Alo : Are you saying that the Indian government has realised that a wound has emerged in relations between the two countries as the Teesta deal has not been signed?
Md Shahidul Haque: I have observed that this realization has emerged at various levels of India, not just in the government alone. Speaking to the people there, I understood that they felt that after the negotiations had been finalised, the deal should have been signed. They are now looking into ways and means to make up for the damage done.
Prothom Alo : An MoU has been signed between the two countries for a goods train route that will use Bangladesh territory to commute from one end of India to another. This has stirred controversy in political circles. What will the consequences be of this MoU. Which country stands to benefit?
Md Shahidul Haque: There is need to clarify what sort of MoU Bangladesh has signed. In future, Bangladesh's trains will travel via India to Bhutan and Nepal. And alongside India, Nepal and Bhutan's trains will travel to Bangladesh. Nepal and Bhutan have railway links with India, not with us. Now with the signing of the MoU with India, the railway route to Nepal and Bhutan will be facilitated.
Prothom Alo : So you are saying that Bangladesh will reap benefit with the railway route facilities for goods and passengers to Nepal and Bhutan, alongside India. But we hear of certain shortcomings in commute to Nepal and Bhutan via India?
Md Shahidul Haque: It is true that Nepal and Bhutan's railway network is not that prepared. But this can be readied before the railway travel among the four countries starts. Overall, tariff, security and other details will be worked out to implement this MoU. So railway communications will create equal opportunities for all.
Prothom Alo : Electricity will be provided from Assam to Bihar over Bangladesh's territory and a transmission line will be set up for this. How far will Bangladesh benefit?
Md Shahidul Haque: As far as I know, Bangladesh will be able to get electricity from this transmission line if ever required.
Prothom Alo : Due to history, heritage, friendship and many reasons, Bangladesh and India's relations cannot be compared to any other country. Even so, in recent times China has been popping up between the two countries. What triggers India's sensitivity concerning China?
Md Shahidul Haque: The world has reached a point where bilateral relations can no longer be restricted to two countries. In present times, partnership between two countries cannot be taken ahead in an isolated manner. That is why global issues are discussed when the prime minister visits India or China. This featured in talks before too, but perhaps not as extensively as now.
Prothom Alo : So the issue of a third party was there in talks between the two countries before, but now that has increased?
Md Shahidul Haque: There is another factor to be taken into consideration here. The adversity between India and China is no secret now. It has come forward with more force and is nothing to be concealed.
Connectivity, water and such matters are linked to geopolitics. Sometimes economic issues gain an upper hand, sometimes politics. Unless there is political understanding, unless there is a political balance, it is difficult to do anything major in the economic sector.
Prothom Alo : Does that means the China factor was raised during the prime minister's India visit?
There may have been an exchange of views. When we visit Brussels or the capital of any other country, there is an exchange of views regarding other countries or regions. This has stepped up more in present times. One must keep in mind, our talks with India were not limited to China alone. Bangladesh is at the centre of the Indian Ocean and so relations with the US, China, Japan, Russia and the European Union all came up in discussions.
Prothom Alo : You are saying that relations with counter countries in the changed circumstances are discussed. If so, is it important to take all sides into consideration before taking up a major project with any country?
Md Shahidul Haque: Projects pertaining to railway or water are not just business matters. These are Bangladesh's strategic resources. We must keep this in mind. So when negotiating over strategic resources, one cannot just base this on the project itself. Connectivity, water and such matters are linked to geopolitics. Sometimes economic issues gain an upper hand, sometimes politics. Unless there is political understanding, unless there is a political balance, it is difficult to do anything major in the economic sector.
Prothom Alo : Thank you.
Thank you too.
India realises that Teesta is widening the wound
Md Shahidul Haque
In a span of less than three weeks, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited both India and China. Former foreign secretary and North South University's Professor Md Shahidul Haque, in an interview with Prothom Alo's Raheed Ejaz and Monoj Dey, spoke at length on how far Bangladesh's expectations were met during the India and China visits, the future of the Teesta project and Bangladesh's stand in the regional geopolitical tensions.
Updated: 14 Jul 2024, 18: 07
Prothom Alo : How was the prime minister's India visit? How far were Bangladesh's expectations met?
Md Shahidul Haque: The prime minister's India trip was both very timely and fruitful. During this trip Prime Minister Narendra Modi clearly said that Bangladesh was always taken into consideration when drawing up all polices in their country. A vision statement was signed during this visit.
Prothom Alo : Are you implying that this visit was fruitful in the sense of future relations?
Md Shahidul Haque: Through this visit the two leaders gave directives for a road map of cooperation to be devised.
Prothom Alo : While relations have a future, there is also the past and the present. The Teesta deal has been hanging in the air for long. In recent times India has shown interest in joint management of Teesta's water and had proposed to send a technical team to this end. When a joint technical team gets involved in such a project, a long-term solution emerges. In such circumstances, how do you view the future of the proposed Teesta comprehensive project?
Md Shahidul Haque: Bangladesh and India are both well aware of the importance and complexity of sharing Teesta's waters. India is aware that it is unable to do anything about sharing Teesta's waters and Bangladesh has shown interest in the Teesta project (conservation and management of downstream water) with another country. That is why rather than simply stalling the Teesta deal, India is endeavouring to assist Bangladesh in the Teesta project. India has realised that Teesta has created a wound between the two countries and the wound is widening.
Prothom Alo : Are you saying that the Indian government has realised that a wound has emerged in relations between the two countries as the Teesta deal has not been signed?
Md Shahidul Haque: I have observed that this realization has emerged at various levels of India, not just in the government alone. Speaking to the people there, I understood that they felt that after the negotiations had been finalised, the deal should have been signed. They are now looking into ways and means to make up for the damage done.
Prothom Alo : An MoU has been signed between the two countries for a goods train route that will use Bangladesh territory to commute from one end of India to another. This has stirred controversy in political circles. What will the consequences be of this MoU. Which country stands to benefit?
Md Shahidul Haque: There is need to clarify what sort of MoU Bangladesh has signed. In future, Bangladesh's trains will travel via India to Bhutan and Nepal. And alongside India, Nepal and Bhutan's trains will travel to Bangladesh. Nepal and Bhutan have railway links with India, not with us. Now with the signing of the MoU with India, the railway route to Nepal and Bhutan will be facilitated.
Prothom Alo : So you are saying that Bangladesh will reap benefit with the railway route facilities for goods and passengers to Nepal and Bhutan, alongside India. But we hear of certain shortcomings in commute to Nepal and Bhutan via India?
Md Shahidul Haque: It is true that Nepal and Bhutan's railway network is not that prepared. But this can be readied before the railway travel among the four countries starts. Overall, tariff, security and other details will be worked out to implement this MoU. So railway communications will create equal opportunities for all.
Prothom Alo : Electricity will be provided from Assam to Bihar over Bangladesh's territory and a transmission line will be set up for this. How far will Bangladesh benefit?
Md Shahidul Haque: As far as I know, Bangladesh will be able to get electricity from this transmission line if ever required.
Prothom Alo : Due to history, heritage, friendship and many reasons, Bangladesh and India's relations cannot be compared to any other country. Even so, in recent times China has been popping up between the two countries. What triggers India's sensitivity concerning China?
Md Shahidul Haque: The world has reached a point where bilateral relations can no longer be restricted to two countries. In present times, partnership between two countries cannot be taken ahead in an isolated manner. That is why global issues are discussed when the prime minister visits India or China. This featured in talks before too, but perhaps not as extensively as now.
Prothom Alo : So the issue of a third party was there in talks between the two countries before, but now that has increased?
Md Shahidul Haque: There is another factor to be taken into consideration here. The adversity between India and China is no secret now. It has come forward with more force and is nothing to be concealed.
Connectivity, water and such matters are linked to geopolitics. Sometimes economic issues gain an upper hand, sometimes politics. Unless there is political understanding, unless there is a political balance, it is difficult to do anything major in the economic sector.
Prothom Alo : Does that means the China factor was raised during the prime minister's India visit?
There may have been an exchange of views. When we visit Brussels or the capital of any other country, there is an exchange of views regarding other countries or regions. This has stepped up more in present times. One must keep in mind, our talks with India were not limited to China alone. Bangladesh is at the centre of the Indian Ocean and so relations with the US, China, Japan, Russia and the European Union all came up in discussions.
Prothom Alo : You are saying that relations with counter countries in the changed circumstances are discussed. If so, is it important to take all sides into consideration before taking up a major project with any country?
Md Shahidul Haque: Projects pertaining to railway or water are not just business matters. These are Bangladesh's strategic resources. We must keep this in mind. So when negotiating over strategic resources, one cannot just base this on the project itself. Connectivity, water and such matters are linked to geopolitics. Sometimes economic issues gain an upper hand, sometimes politics. Unless there is political understanding, unless there is a political balance, it is difficult to do anything major in the economic sector.
Prothom Alo : Thank you.
Thank you too.
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