NEW DELHI: India came in for some praise from Bangladesh and also got a reality check from its junior foreign minister Shahriar Alam. At a webinar on Thursday, Alam, speaking from Dhaka, said the two countries are “witnessing a golden chapter in bilateral relations” with ties having matured but he also indulged in some plainspeak, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On March 26th early in the new year, Prime Minister Modi will grace celebrations in Dhaka marking 50 years since the liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan’s yoke. Ahead of those celebrations Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina inked seven documents during a virtual summit on Thursday. They also jointly inaugurated the newly […]Read More
NEW DELHI: A mix of nostalgia and realism will mark the virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Thursday. Nostalgia, since this is the 100th birth anniversary of Bangladesh’s founder and Sheikh Hasina’s father, Mujibur Rehman. Also, next year will be 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence. The realism […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “The 13,000 acres island has all modern amenities, year-round fresh water, beautiful lake and proper infrastructure and enhanced facilities. These include uninterrupted supply of electricity and water, agricultural plots, cyclone shelters, two hospitals, four community clinics, mosques, warehouses, telecommunication services, police station, recreation and learning centers, playgrounds, etc.”– These words are not from […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The joint statement issued at the end of the India Bangladesh joint commission meeting on Tuesday, chaired by their respective foreign ministers, measured an exhausting 28 paragraphs. Clearly, S.Jaishankar and A.K.Abdul Momen were setting the tone for the Narendra Modi-Sheikh Hasina Virtual Summit in December. On the table was Covid19 for which India […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India is likely to help Bangladesh conduct clinical trials of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca. Sources told StratNews Global that the Pune-based Serum Institute, which is involved in trials of the same vaccine in India, will work in concert with Bangladesh’s Beximco Pharmaceuticals. India’s Covid assistance is also expected to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla referred to India’s “special and close relations with Bangladesh” when he called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Tuesday but there are wrinkles in the relationship that need to be ironed out at the earliest. It’s the first visit abroad by Shringla since March with Covid19 […]Read More
NEW DELHI: A corrupt man being held to account? Or was former Bangladesh Chief Justice SK Sinha the victim of a political witch-hunt after he fell out with the powers that be? The truth may never be known. Late last week, Dhaka filed charges of money laundering against Sinha, the country’s first Hindu chief justice of […]Read More
“Now, plenty of critics, both sides, claim nothing has been done to retake forcefully or physically the South China Sea. Alam mo (You know), unless we are prepared to go to war, I would suggest that you better just call off and treat it as a diplomatic endeavour.” –Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines in […]Read More
NEW DELHI: When Tripura received its first consignment of cargo from Kolkata via the Chattogram (Chittagong) port of Bangladesh on Thursday, it marked the revival of a historic route that had been in disuse for over a century. With the first trial run on this route completed successfully, India is hoping it will mark the beginning […]Read More
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