Vikrant Shekhawat : Sep 05, 2022, 04:17 PM
India-Bangladesh Relations: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived on a four-day visit to India on Monday. This visit of Sheikh Hasina is considered very important for India-Bangladesh relations. At least seven bilateral agreements will be signed between India and Bangladesh in areas like water management, railways, science and technology. But before the tour, Sheikh Hasina had given a big advice to India. Along with this, he also talked about the ongoing tension between China and India.In a statement on Sunday, he said, "We are down, so water is coming from India. So India should show more generosity. So that both the countries benefit. Sometimes it hurts our people a lot, especially Teesta." By river. PM Narendra Modi wants to solve this issue but the problem is in your country. We share only the water of Ganga but we have 54 other rivers. This is a long standing problem, which should be resolved. 'Said this thing on China-IndiaHe further said, our foreign policy is clear. Friendship with all, no hatred towards anyone. If there is a problem, it is between China and India. We will not put our foot in it. Hasina said, "She said that I want the development of my country. Because India is our neighbor, we have very good relations with it. We have bilateral problems but we have solved many problems."Let us tell you that Bangladesh is the largest partner of India in South Asia. In the last 5 years, trade between the two countries has increased from $ 9 billion to $ 18 billion. Bangladesh has become the fourth export destination of India. Where exports were US$ 9.69 billion in 2020-21, it has increased to US$ 16.15 billion in 2021-22.India is coming on the invitation of PM ModiBangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen had said, "It is an official visit and she (Hasina) is going to Delhi at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi." Momen said that during the talks between Hasina and Modi, issues related to security cooperation, investment, increasing trade ties, cooperation in power and energy sector, water sharing of common rivers, water resource management, border management and drug trafficking and human trafficking. Issues are likely to be given priority. Momen has also visited India with Hasina. This will be Hasina's first visit to India after three years. Earlier she had come to India in 2019.