Part of: GS Mains II – India and its neighbourhood relations; Bilateral ties
In news:
Three Bangladeshi nationals alleged to be cattle smugglers were lynched by locals in Assam. Four others from across the border escaped.
This was the second such incident in the same district of Assam in less than two months.
Unresolved issues and irritants that remain:
Water sharing: Teesta River Agreement, Farakkabarriage, Bangladesh objection to the construction of Tipaimukh dam on Barak river in Manipur.
Migrant’s issue: NRC exercise and perception that illegal migrants will be deported to Bangladesh.
Illegal activities along border: Cattle smuggling, trafficking, drugs dealing and fake currency.
India’s handling of Rohingya issue.
China factor: growing security and military relations, increasing investment of china in infrastructural projects in Bangladesh is cause of concern for India. Ex: Chittagong port.
Delivery deficit associated with Indian projects in Bangladesh.
Key facts:
India shares longest border of length 4,096 km with Bangladesh.
Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the west, north and the east and Myanmar to the east, whereas the Bay of Bengal lies to its south.
Indian states Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, and West Bengal share the India-Bangladesh border.
