can you tell me what those terms were?????.....never heard of it!!!!..............you just tell me why would we want to annex/make it a pet bangladesh?????.........bd is not in a geo-strategic position......it is affected by cyclones,etc!!!!!........a strong and friendly bd is in our interests!!!!!........we have enough problems and we don't want any more!!!!
Indira Ghandi never really respected a self sufficient Bangladesh. Sure, they started out pretty positively due to India's role in the Liberation War. And then, the whole thing just went downhill. The woman was ruthless, too ruthless in fact. She's probably the most hated politician in South Asian history.
I understand that you want good relations with Bangladesh, but I'd suggest that you do some research before posting ignorant comments. Bangladesh-India relations aren't as simple as you are assuming.
Among all countries, Bangladesh's most complex relationship is with India, and it often fluctuates from time-to-time. The Zia and Ershad eras were more or less neutral to India; that is neither enemy or ally.
And as if Bangladesh wasn't important for India as you are claiming, the relationship wouldn't have been so complex in the first place. Yes, even after the end of the Ershad-era. Understand that India is thirty times larger than Bangladesh.
It appears to me that India wants Bangladesh to be used as a vassal state with Bangladesh gaining little or no benefits. Especially in regards to maintaining all forms of control over NE India.
And that is what Bangladeshis do not want. From experience, India is often perceived as unable to keep promises. It just shows that Bangladesh cannot rely on India alone for everything if it is to be self-sufficient and prosperous.
As far as gaining any real trust from India, that'll take a long time, coupled actual commitment with no hidden agendas. And I doubt if India politicians have that commitment.
As long as India is still developing, Bangladesh will always remain in India's shadow. That is, theoretically.
i guess you too are a zaid hamid fan!!!!!!(it's not a question!!!)
Never heard of him.
Come on UDAY...thr is not point in arguing with these BD guys...Now i realize that Mamta made a right deciscion in blocking water treaty for BD....because thr is no point is being friend to the ungrateful friend...it is better to deal with a enemey like pakistan rather than ungrateful friend ....
Good.
Why india got so nervous about Sino-bangla tie?
I don't think India is too nervous. But do try to be competitive as far as regional influence go in Bangladesh. And 'keep an eye' on developments. Sino-Indo hostilities are over-rated in my opinion.
As far as some of these 'e-Indians' go in Bangladesh defense, they are all about the following:
1. Illegal immigration (99% of the time in every thread).
2. Why bring India into everything? (they do not know that the current government is politically aligned to India, albeit heavily. Military is a different matter and they deal with their issues differently).
3. What's in there for India?
4. Make fun of China.
5. Make fun of Pakistan.
6. If Bangladeshis do not agree with them with every word that Indians say, the Indians say the Bangladeshis here are either false-flagger Pakistanis or Razakars.
This mostly applies to relatively new members.
........6-only when a bangladeshi appriciates a pakistani philosophy toomuch while bogging down indian one at the same time!!!!!!
