Bangladesh, India consolidate bilateral ties in 2020 amidst challenges posed by COVID-19
DHAKA: A major diplomatic achievement of Bangladesh in 2020 was the further consolidation of bilateral ties with India, amidst the raging COVID-19 pandemic that posed a serious challenge to the country’s rudimentary public health care system and slowed down one of the fastest growing economies in South Asia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose planned visit to Dhaka in March was cancelled due to the pandemic, described Bangladesh as a “key pillar” of India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy during a virtual summit on December 17 with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, who called India a “true friend”.
A major diplomatic achievement of Bangladesh in 2020 was the further consolidation of bilateral ties with India, amidst the raging COVID-19 pandemic that posed a serious challenge to the country s rudimentary public health care system and slowed down one of the fastest growing economies in South Asia. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose planned visit to Dhaka in March was cancelled due to the pandemic, described Bangladesh as a key pillar of India s Neighbourhood First policy during a virtual summit on December 17 with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, who called India a true friend . The two leaders inaugurated a key rail link between Haldibari and Chilahati, which was defunct since the India-Pakistan war of 1965, taking the number of operational rail links between the two countries to five.
Updated Dec 26, 2020 | 07:08 IST
India and Bangladesh decided to construct single row fence in priority patches to prevent illegal activities along the border. The two forces also signed a Joint Accord of Discussion and decided to construct single row fence in priority patches | Photo Credit: ANI
Key Highlights No illegal immigration is going on from Bangladesh to India The GDP of Bangladesh is on a steady upward trend. There is no reason for any citizen to come to India for jobs or any other reason People have come with valid documents only for medical purposes
New Delhi: Bangladesh has claimed that no illegal immigration is taking place into India from the neighbouring country, but has expressed concern over rising incidents of smuggling across the border.