The recent flash flood in the Teesta basin in Bangladesh makes us wonder how much worse the situation must get for our farmers and communities living in the area before we revisit the unfulfilled promise of the Teesta agreement.
Bangladesh’s foreign minister has stated that there is no scope for progress on the Teesta treaty during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's India visit in 2022. However, what is necessary is to go further and make an honest admission that there is no scope for any meaningful Teesta treaty, so far as augmenting the dry season flow of the river into Bangladesh is concerned.