I have a proposal for Bangladesh.
A permanent solution to Bangladesh-Myanmar border tension and solution to a potential cause of security concern in South Asia.
Bangladesh has land border with only two countries, India covers almost the entire Bangladesh border, and there is a 271 km stretch of border Bangladesh has with Myanmar which is volatile, as Bangladesh and Myanmar don't share a mutually friendly relation.
We have to accept the fact that both Bangladesh and Myanmar has common friends in the region, so no bigger power in the region will take sides in case of a war between the two countries. Since both the countries are non-nuclear powers and don't have enough conventional military power to wreak havoc in the region, and also the fact that both the countries are not that big economic entities to cause a global economic meltdown; no external powers will come to get involved in that war either. In such a scenario, being a far bigger military power Myanmar will decimate Bangladesh in a war, and Bangladesh will plunge into a political and social instability for decades. Besides, the loss of human lives and resources on both sides will be significant.
The only other country with whom Bangladesh has a border is India, now India and Bangladesh share friendly relations and there won't be any war between the two, ever. First, there is no reason for war between the two countries; we don't have any significant dispute between us. Second, neither Bangladesh will risk its existence by going to war against India, nor India will risk losing face in the international community by attacking its smaller scantly-militarized neighbour. Besides, Bangladesh is the de facto protectorate state of India, and India having border with all side of Bangladesh barring that 271 km stretch of border; India protects Bangladesh from all external threats from virtually all side.
Now, Bangladesh can protect that 271 km of volatile unsecured border with Myanmar that poses a real existential threat to Bangladesh by simply offering that stretch of land to India.
A continuous stretch of 50 km (100 km is preferred for better maneuvering) of plain land starting from the end point of India-Bangladesh border in north-east to the Bay-of-Bengal in south will create a neutral buffer zone between Bangladesh and Myanmar, and both the countries being good friends with India, and understandably not wanting to go to war with India; none of the two countries would think about militarily violating that zone, besides, we will have our own military infrastructure (apart from other infrastructure) there to discourage any such eventuality.
We being a very understanding and responsible country will not propose a complete hand over of land by Bangladesh, as we realize that such a move will create political unrest in Bangladesh. So, we propose a 999 years of renewable lease of land to India with full rights of use without any restriction. We won't pay any rent for that, but we will offer free security that will save a lot of money for Bangladesh for not having to spend on guarding that border. Besides, the sense of security is
priceless.
It will be purely a business deal and should not be seen as any kind of violation of Bangladesh's sovereignty.
I also believe that in 999 years Bangladeshis will become liberal and wise enough to get over their petty religious differences and will come back to re-join with their original motherland India after realizing their mistake of parting ways with their original home, so there won't be any need to renew that lease after 999 years. And you know, we believe that "Agar subah ka bhula sham ko ghar aa jaye toh usse bhula nehi kehte"...!!
I present this idea as a benign friend of both Bangladesh and Myanmar, and would love to hear my Myanmar and Bangladeshi friends' constructive opinion on it.
Please do not troll or go off-topic.
https://defence.pk/threads/a-perman...lution-to-a-potential-security-threat.430506/
