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Khaleda’s commitments to India
Govt plans to make it public
http://thenewnationbd.com/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=56397
. Sagar Biswas
The ruling Awami League (AL) government has deployed all diplomatic and other strings to get in hand the summary of high level meetings between BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and the Indian government leaderships.
AL policy makers also have planed to work on a sustainable strategy to expose BNP following its unprecedented compromise to Indian interest. They believe Khaleda Zia has abandoned herparty's past stance in a 'u' turn on India policy and people must be informedabout it.
The government high-ups now believe that Khaleda Zia has made some commitments to the Indian government which usually do not go with the BNP's decades-old 'anti-India' stance. AL is going to make public the "commitments" that Begum Zia is believed to have made during the India visit, sources said.
Khaleda Zia on Saturday returned home concluding her six-day India visit on invitation by the Indian government.During her visit, she held meetings with senior government officials including Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Monmohan Singh.
"People do not know what Khaleda Zia has committed to the Indian government. But, we know. We are getting information. We are going to make it public through a press conferencesoon," AL general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday said.
The AL government is also activating diplomatic channels to make India realize that BNP was never 'a well-wisher of India and it will never be.' To make the case plain to the Indian policy makers, several senior AL leaders are planning to visit India soon, sources said.*
Apart from it, the ruling party is also preparing to further highlight BNP's anti-Indian policies, especially in matters to give shelter to North-east states insurgent groups when the present opposition was in power.*
They may remind the Indian policymakers the case of ten trucks arms haul in 2004 destined to India's northeast.BNP's previous pro-Pakistan philosophy will also be a key factor in discussion,the sources said.**
Besides, AL may also work to provoke anti-Indian hardliners saying the party is selling the country's interest to go to power. This is one way of thinking in Awami League on Begum Zia's visit to India.
On the other hand, to keep AL party workers feeling well, AL may also down play the significance of the visit. Terming Khaleda Zia's India visit totally insignificant, AL Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif has therefore said, "It's a normal visit. It's nothing special….nothing important."
Foreign minister Dr Dipu Moni andMohammad Nasim have also said that BNP's politics would be doomed for taking anti-Indian stance as there would be no card left for the opposition if they quit their old stance.
Meanwhile, in line with Indian Chanakya diplomacy, Delhi recently invited top leaders of different political parties of Bangladesh with a view to strengthening ties at 'individual party levels.
As part of it Jatiya Partychairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad visited India last moth with a high level state protocol. Apart from him, some ruling party leaders including AL general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam have already visited India and many more such leaders may be in the line, the sources said.
Govt plans to make it public
http://thenewnationbd.com/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=56397
. Sagar Biswas
The ruling Awami League (AL) government has deployed all diplomatic and other strings to get in hand the summary of high level meetings between BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and the Indian government leaderships.
AL policy makers also have planed to work on a sustainable strategy to expose BNP following its unprecedented compromise to Indian interest. They believe Khaleda Zia has abandoned herparty's past stance in a 'u' turn on India policy and people must be informedabout it.
The government high-ups now believe that Khaleda Zia has made some commitments to the Indian government which usually do not go with the BNP's decades-old 'anti-India' stance. AL is going to make public the "commitments" that Begum Zia is believed to have made during the India visit, sources said.
Khaleda Zia on Saturday returned home concluding her six-day India visit on invitation by the Indian government.During her visit, she held meetings with senior government officials including Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Monmohan Singh.
"People do not know what Khaleda Zia has committed to the Indian government. But, we know. We are getting information. We are going to make it public through a press conferencesoon," AL general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday said.
The AL government is also activating diplomatic channels to make India realize that BNP was never 'a well-wisher of India and it will never be.' To make the case plain to the Indian policy makers, several senior AL leaders are planning to visit India soon, sources said.*
Apart from it, the ruling party is also preparing to further highlight BNP's anti-Indian policies, especially in matters to give shelter to North-east states insurgent groups when the present opposition was in power.*
They may remind the Indian policymakers the case of ten trucks arms haul in 2004 destined to India's northeast.BNP's previous pro-Pakistan philosophy will also be a key factor in discussion,the sources said.**
Besides, AL may also work to provoke anti-Indian hardliners saying the party is selling the country's interest to go to power. This is one way of thinking in Awami League on Begum Zia's visit to India.
On the other hand, to keep AL party workers feeling well, AL may also down play the significance of the visit. Terming Khaleda Zia's India visit totally insignificant, AL Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif has therefore said, "It's a normal visit. It's nothing special….nothing important."
Foreign minister Dr Dipu Moni andMohammad Nasim have also said that BNP's politics would be doomed for taking anti-Indian stance as there would be no card left for the opposition if they quit their old stance.
Meanwhile, in line with Indian Chanakya diplomacy, Delhi recently invited top leaders of different political parties of Bangladesh with a view to strengthening ties at 'individual party levels.
As part of it Jatiya Partychairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad visited India last moth with a high level state protocol. Apart from him, some ruling party leaders including AL general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam have already visited India and many more such leaders may be in the line, the sources said.
