The leaders met on sidelines of BIMSTEC summit. Yunus last week provoked New Delhi with statement that Bangladesh ‘only guardian’ of ocean in region as India’s Northeast ‘landlocked’.
India’s ‘neighbourhod first’ policy seems to have gone awry with most immediate and distant neighbours tilting toward China, impacting the regional balance of power.
The first bilateral meet between Modi & Yunus is set to take place in Bangkok on the margins of the BIMSTEC leaders summit. Dhaka is set to become chair of the regional grouping.
At BIMSTEC ministerial meeting, the EAM highlights the importance of India’s Northeast for the region, in the wake of Yunus’s ‘ocean guardian’ remark for Bangladesh in China.
By inviting the Chinese companies to the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project, Yunus may have added an extra friction point in ties with India.
Reacting to Bangladesh chief adviser Yunus's remarks on Northeast, BJP ally Pradyot says Chittagong hill tracts were always inhabited by indigenous tribes which wanted to be part of India.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
A tiny thaw. More warmth is needed. There is a new reality in Dhaka and India must deal realistically with it. Print journalists have reported from the ground what ordinary Bangladeshis feel about India. That too needs working on. People to people relations, going back a lot in time, is one enduring advantage India enjoys over China in South Asia.
The Print is being absolutely obstinate by refusing to publish an editorial on the SSC teacher’s appointment scam in West Bengal. Despite the Supreme Court upholding the Calcutta High Court order and cancelling the jobs of approximately 26,000 teachers and also asking them to return the salary drawn over the past several years – The Print remains an ostrich with it’s head buried under the sand.
It just would not publish an editorial piece on the issue – lest it affronts Mamata Banerjee and the TMC.
The Print would do absolutely nothing to hurt or rile up Ms. Mamata Banerjee. It was clear from The Print’s coverage of the Sandeshkhali issue as well as it’s daily reportage on West Bengal.
I can recall clearly that The Print had criticised the Calcutta High Court order for cancelling the appointments as well as asking candidates to return the salary drawn.
Just goes on to show how “un-hyphenated” The Print’s journalism really is.
A tiny thaw. More warmth is needed. There is a new reality in Dhaka and India must deal realistically with it. Print journalists have reported from the ground what ordinary Bangladeshis feel about India. That too needs working on. People to people relations, going back a lot in time, is one enduring advantage India enjoys over China in South Asia.
The Print is being absolutely obstinate by refusing to publish an editorial on the SSC teacher’s appointment scam in West Bengal. Despite the Supreme Court upholding the Calcutta High Court order and cancelling the jobs of approximately 26,000 teachers and also asking them to return the salary drawn over the past several years – The Print remains an ostrich with it’s head buried under the sand.
It just would not publish an editorial piece on the issue – lest it affronts Mamata Banerjee and the TMC.
The Print would do absolutely nothing to hurt or rile up Ms. Mamata Banerjee. It was clear from The Print’s coverage of the Sandeshkhali issue as well as it’s daily reportage on West Bengal.
I can recall clearly that The Print had criticised the Calcutta High Court order for cancelling the appointments as well as asking candidates to return the salary drawn.
Just goes on to show how “un-hyphenated” The Print’s journalism really is.