Bangladesh bid for closer ties with China irks India

[Omar1984]

Bangla bid for closer ties with China irks India

NEW DELHI, March 22 – Bangladesh’s bid to forge closer ties with China by offering transit rights and seeking to establish road and rail links between Chittagong and Kunming has irked India.
New Delhi’s displeasure with the turn of events in distant Beijing found reflection in 37th India-Bangladesh Joint River Commission meet that concluded late on Friday evening, without signing of the joint declaration. An understanding was reached to sign an agreement later this year.

A statement was issued at the end of the two-day conference, which touched on the broad issues discussed at the meeting. Dhaka had to rush in its Foreign Secretary, Mijarul Quayes to re-assure Delhi that its interest would not be hurt.

According to sources, what had upset India was Dhaka’s offer of the same trade and transit facilities like access to Chittagong Port to China. During her five-day China tour, Prime Minister. Sheikh Hasina also visited Kunming and met Premier Wen Jiabao, besides other top officials.

Dhaka has agreed to allow Beijing to use its Chittagong Port facility, as it was offered to India. The Government of Bangladesh has offered to upgrade the facility, enhancing its efficiency and capacity. Further, Bangladesh has sought China’s assistance for its proposed deep sea port in the Bay of Bengal, as part of the ‘Look East Policy’ initiated by the previous BNP regime, sources said.

During the last visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India, it was agreed that India, Bhutan and Nepal would be allowed to use Chittagong and Mongla Ports and now with China joining the race, New Delhi is faced with a whole new scenario, sources added.

Sources said the proposed Chittagong-Kunming railway and road links via Myanmar is crucial to India’s interest. China proposed to up link through Myanmar, which has been accepted by Bangladesh, sources said.

Sources said the Chittagong-Kunming road is envisaged to be the gateway between South Asia and Southeast Asia. Bangladesh has already held meetings with Myanmar to work out the road network, sources said.

During the Prime Minister’s visit, China and Dhaka discussed in detail the proposed 1,800 km Chittagong-Kunming road and rail network through Myanmar ostensibly to boost trade, commerce and technical assistance between the two countries.

Interestingly, New Delhi has so far been downplaying the demand to revive the historic Stilwell Road linking Assam and Arunachal Pradesh with Kunming via Myanmar owing to security concerns and objections by the Defence Ministry.

Further, to India’s chagrin, Bangladesh and China also discussed about sharing hydrological data of Brahmaputra river that flows out of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).

The joint statement issued after the meeting between the Prime Minister and Jibao said that the two sides agreed to carry out sustainable cooperation on hydrological data sharing and flood control of river Brahmaputra, in view of its necessity to disaster reduction in Bangladesh.

The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation on water resources management, hydrological data sharing, and flood-control and disaster reduction, based on exchange of letters between the Ministries of Water Resources of the two countries in 2005. At the request of the Bangladesh side, the Chinese side agreed to provide assistance for dredging of riverbeds and for capacity building through training of personnel.

Meanwhile, the 37th meeting of the Indo-Bangladesh Joint River Commission Bangladesh side expressed that it is indeed grateful to India for transmitting flood related data from a number of stations in India which helped provide flood forecasts. To minimize loss of lives and properties during flood, Bangladesh requested India to transmit more flood related data from further upstream stations on a continuous basis during the entire monsoon period.

On the Tipaimukh Dam Project, the Indian side reiterated its commitment that it would not take steps that might have adverse impact on Bangladesh. India also conveyed its earlier assurance that it would not take any unilateral decision on its proposed river inter-linking project that might affect Bangladesh.


The Assam Tribune Online

 

[jerryleen]

Could u provide link please

 

[M_Saint]

Could u provide link please

He already has provided the link but you have acted not to see it by throwing a one liner just to block his post. We understand the Indian's Mindsets of blocking news when that don't suit them as plenty of such one liners are being thrown here by them.

 

[idune]

Typical indian con act!

 

[jerryleen]

oops sorry, well Bangladesh's relations with India has considerably changed since Awami league has come to power. Bangladesh has arrested top brass of ULFA's and has been handed over to India besides it has given transit rights to India, India reciprocated by giving transit rights to Bangladesh with Nepal and Bhutan. Bangladesh has agreed for Asian highway to pass through its territory and India's north east.Bangladesh is also actively involved in oil pipeline running across its territory from Myanmar to India. Both countries are negotiating deal with respect to water sharing as well as border dispute. Bangladesh is sovereign country, its trying improve its relations with India, Myanmar, China to promote tourism and to boost economic activity.

 

[Adios Amigo]

oops sorry, well Bangladesh's relations with India has considerably changed since Awami league has come to power. Bangladesh has arrested top brass of ULFA's and has been handed over to India besides it has given transit rights to India, India reciprocated by giving transit rights to Bangladesh with Nepal and Bhutan. Bangladesh has agreed for Asian highway to pass through its territory and India's north east.Bangladesh is also actively involved in oil pipeline running across its territory from Myanmar to India. Both countries are negotiating deal with respect to water sharing as well as border dispute. Bangladesh is sovereign country, its trying improve its relations with India, Myanmar, China to promote tourism and to boost economic activity. Pakistani military cannot digest this developments and many Pakistan based members of this form are also not happy with this. So they filtering out the worst possible news regarding Bangladesh -India and start thinking India's relationship with Bangladesh has gone southwards.

Hello Instead of hitting the key board rigorously, it would have been better, if you could have focused about the subject on hand.

What Pakistan has to do with this situation??? No relevance at all. The source is even Indian.

And why accusing Pakistan and Its Military without any justifiable, reasons , sources and links. Get out of this Paranoia.

We have more important issues to take care off, and Indo- Bangladesh relations would be the last thing for us to worry about.

Its better to say that you cannot digest the reality of your own actions that is resonating from all the corners, so don't blame us for that. Even in the presence of a pro- India government in the Bangladesh you fail to win the hearts of their masses and that's the only reason haunting you guys.







Adios

 

[eastwatch]

Bangla bid for closer ties with China irks India

NEW DELHI, March 22 – Bangladesh’s bid to forge closer ties with China by offering transit rights and seeking to establish road and rail links between Chittagong and Kunming has irked India.
New Delhi’s displeasure with the turn of events in distant Beijing found reflection in 37th India-Bangladesh Joint River Commission meet that concluded late on Friday evening, without signing of the joint declaration. An understanding was reached to sign an agreement later this year.

A statement was issued at the end of the two-day conference, which touched on the broad issues discussed at the meeting. Dhaka had to rush in its Foreign Secretary, Mijarul Quayes to re-assure Delhi that its interest would not be hurt.

According to sources, what had upset India was Dhaka’s offer of the same trade and transit facilities like access to Chittagong Port to China. During her five-day China tour, Prime Minister. Sheikh Hasina also visited Kunming and met Premier Wen Jiabao, besides other top officials.

Dhaka has agreed to allow Beijing to use its Chittagong Port facility, as it was offered to India. The Government of Bangladesh has offered to upgrade the facility, enhancing its efficiency and capacity. Further, Bangladesh has sought China’s assistance for its proposed deep sea port in the Bay of Bengal, as part of the ‘Look East Policy’ initiated by the previous BNP regime, sources said.

During the last visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India, it was agreed that India, Bhutan and Nepal would be allowed to use Chittagong and Mongla Ports and now with China joining the race, New Delhi is faced with a whole new scenario, sources added.

Sources said the proposed Chittagong-Kunming railway and road links via Myanmar is crucial to India’s interest. China proposed to up link through Myanmar, which has been accepted by Bangladesh, sources said.

Sources said the Chittagong-Kunming road is envisaged to be the gateway between South Asia and Southeast Asia. Bangladesh has already held meetings with Myanmar to work out the road network, sources said.

During the Prime Minister’s visit, China and Dhaka discussed in detail the proposed 1,800 km Chittagong-Kunming road and rail network through Myanmar ostensibly to boost trade, commerce and technical assistance between the two countries.

Interestingly, New Delhi has so far been downplaying the demand to revive the historic Stilwell Road linking Assam and Arunachal Pradesh with Kunming via Myanmar owing to security concerns and objections by the Defence Ministry.

Further, to India’s chagrin, Bangladesh and China also discussed about sharing hydrological data of Brahmaputra river that flows out of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).

The joint statement issued after the meeting between the Prime Minister and Jibao said that the two sides agreed to carry out sustainable cooperation on hydrological data sharing and flood control of river Brahmaputra, in view of its necessity to disaster reduction in Bangladesh.

The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation on water resources management, hydrological data sharing, and flood-control and disaster reduction, based on exchange of letters between the Ministries of Water Resources of the two countries in 2005. At the request of the Bangladesh side, the Chinese side agreed to provide assistance for dredging of riverbeds and for capacity building through training of personnel.

Meanwhile, the 37th meeting of the Indo-Bangladesh Joint River Commission Bangladesh side expressed that it is indeed grateful to India for transmitting flood related data from a number of stations in India which helped provide flood forecasts. To minimize loss of lives and properties during flood, Bangladesh requested India to transmit more flood related data from further upstream stations on a continuous basis during the entire monsoon period.

On the Tipaimukh Dam Project, the Indian side reiterated its commitment that it would not take steps that might have adverse impact on Bangladesh. India also conveyed its earlier assurance that it would not take any unilateral decision on its proposed river inter-linking project that might affect Bangladesh.


The Assam Tribune Online

Indians typically think that whenever an AL govt is in power, it can squeeze its own interest out of BD. When the PM was in China, another bilateral meeting was also being held in Delhi on sharing the Teesta water. Exactly at that time, our part of Teesta was filled with water suddenly. I have sent a picture of that in another relevant thread.

But, finally, India signed only an MoU paper without giving us a special deal. Considering the timing, it is clear that India is displeased with our offer of road connectivity to China via Burma. It is also angry with our offer of deep port service to China. And a sudden swelling of Teesta water was a failed love call.

A $10b port project must be used by many countries in the region, Otherwise, why to build such an expensive one if business is not there and money cannot be earned. Better keep this money in a Bank, you get $1billion interest from it every year. So, if this costly project is not to be used by the big economy of China as well as Indian NE/east coast, Nepal, Bhutan and Burma, then it will be a losing concern.

Simply speaking, BD can not afford a WHITE ELEPHANT if this elephant does not get any jobs to do from China as well. This is simple mathematics.

So, I think that unless China gives nods and Burma agrees to a road connection through its land, then BD should not go and buy this white elephant. In that case, Indian NE will suffer more than BD itself. So, it is not a sign of maturity for India to oppose a port service to the Chinese.

 

[Trichy]

oops sorry, well Bangladesh's relations with India has considerably changed since Awami league has come to power. Bangladesh has arrested top brass of ULFA's and has been handed over to India besides it has given transit rights to India, India reciprocated by giving transit rights to Bangladesh with Nepal and Bhutan. Bangladesh has agreed for Asian highway to pass through its territory and India's north east.Bangladesh is also actively involved in oil pipeline running across its territory from Myanmar to India. Both countries are negotiating deal with respect to water sharing as well as border dispute. Bangladesh is sovereign country, its trying improve its relations with India, Myanmar, China to promote tourism and to boost economic activity. Pakistani military cannot digest this developments and many Pakistan based members of this form are also not happy with this. So they filtering out the worst possible news regarding Bangladesh -India and start thinking India's relationship with Bangladesh has gone southwards.

sorry to say, ru mad?? don't mess with this, they cant provide any road link to any country other than India directly, although they this time believe a Indian News agency as profs

 

[Al-zakir]

Bangla bid for closer ties with China irks India



According to sources, what had upset India was Dhaka’s offer of the same trade and transit facilities like access to Chittagong Port to China. During her five-day China tour, Prime Minister. Sheikh Hasina also visited Kunming and met Premier Wen Jiabao, besides other top officials.

Dhaka has agreed to allow Beijing to use its Chittagong Port facility, as it was offered to India. The Government of Bangladesh has offered to upgrade the facility, enhancing its efficiency and capacity. Further, Bangladesh has sought China’s assistance for its proposed deep sea port in the Bay of Bengal, as part of the ‘Look East Policy’ initiated by the previous BNP regime, sources said.

During the last visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India, it was agreed that India, Bhutan and Nepal would be allowed to use Chittagong and Mongla Ports and now with China joining the race, New Delhi is faced with a whole new scenario, sources added.

Sources said the proposed Chittagong-Kunming railway and road links via Myanmar is crucial to India’s interest. China proposed to up link through Myanmar, which has been accepted by Bangladesh, sources said.

Sources said the Chittagong-Kunming road is envisaged to be the gateway between South Asia and Southeast Asia. Bangladesh has already held meetings with Myanmar to work out the road network, sources said.

During the Prime Minister’s visit, China and Dhaka discussed in detail the proposed 1,800 km Chittagong-Kunming road and rail network through Myanmar ostensibly to boost trade, commerce and technical assistance between the two countries.

Bangladesh is a sovereign country so it only expected from government of bd to look after bangaldesh interest first. Bhart needs come out this facist mentality if it desire healty relation with people of BD. If anything irritate us that would be try to dictate our foreign policy.

AL aready made a lot anti bangladeshi decision so it must bring about some equilibrium if it wish to continue for another 4 years.

 

[prithwidw]

Bangladesh is a sovereign country so it only expected from government of bd to look after bangaldesh interest first.

Agreed

Bhart needs come out this facist mentality if it desire healty relation with people of BD. If anything irritate us that would be try to dictate our foreign policy.

AL aready made a lot anti bangladeshi decision

Like?

so it must bring about some equilibrium if it wish to continue for another 4 years.

Else?

 

[Al-zakir]

Dude, you seriously need to come out of your barking mentality.

I will but first, can you answer me, What would be bharat concern/ problem if bd get close to china?

 

[TopCat]

I will but first, can you answer me, What would be bharat concern/ problem if bd get close to china?

I think they feel threatened..

 

[jha]

oooohhhhh i feel so THREATENED..

 

[prithwidw]

I will but first, can you answer me, What would be bharat concern/ problem if bd get close to china?

No problems at all. Isn't here enough Indians cheering BD for it's developments. We would be more than happy to have a prosperous BD.

N.B. You did not reply my other points.

 

[prithwidw]

I think they feel threatened..

Yeah right.