Sheikh Hasina Needs a Gift, Not a Compromise Deal, From India

India and Bangladesh, two South Asian democracies, are also neighbours with the longest common border of over 4,000 km. They are also partners in progress and development, and have, over the last seven years, been able to sketch out an increasingly deepening engagement trajectory.

The government, on both sides, would want to showcase their bilateral partnership in the region.

Political leaders appear invested with each other and have gradually, especially since 2010, been able to widen the bilateral scope to even include defence cooperation in recent



times.

The development of large and small infrastructure projects, trade facilitation, cross-border linkages and security cooperation are some of the salient features of this evolving relationship.

History of Bilateral Ties

Clearly, there is much to rejoice in bilateral ties between the two neighbours at present. It would be no exaggeration to state that India and Bangladesh are enjoying the most comprehensive bilateral engagement since they established diplomatic ties in 1971, immediately after that country's independence from Pakistan.