India, Bangladesh build stronger connectivity as Delhi looks to embrace Dhaka in Indo-Pacific
Apart from boosting bilateral ties, New Delhi is increasingly looking to embrace Dhaka under the Indo-Pacific initiative to assert greater power in the Bay of Bengal region.
Nayanima Basu 12 March, 2021 8:00 am IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much-awaited visit to Bangladesh on 26-27 March, India has given a massive push to enhance infrastructure connectivity with the neighbouring country, as New Delhi plans to take Dhaka into its strategic embrace under the umbrella of Indo-Pacific cooperation.
Dhaka will be Modi’s first trip abroad since the Covid-19 lockdown. Earlier this week, Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated the ‘Maitri Setu’, which will allow the landlocked Northeast easy access to the Chittagong Port of Bangladesh.
New growth trajectory of Northeast
Inauguration of the Maitri Setu, a double-lane bridge connecting India and Bangladesh restores a strategic access of North-eastern states to the sea.
| 11 March 2021 5:00 AM GMT
Inauguration of the Maitri Setu, a double-lane bridge connecting India and Bangladesh restores a strategic access of North-eastern states to the sea. The Sabroom town on Indian side of the bridge over river Feni in Tripura is about 72 km by road from Chittagong port in Bangladesh. The bridge, therefore, reduces the distance of the Northeast region to the sea to about 72 km to 600 km for all the states. Prior to inauguration of the bridge the nearest access of the region to the sea through the Haldia port in West Bengal ranged from 600 km to 1200 km for all the states. This significant reduction in distance to the sea has unlocked a huge potential of trade and commerce for the landlocked northeast region as it is going significantly to reduce the transportation cost.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the eastern and north-eastern regions of India along with Bangladesh are being developed as a trade corridor.
| 10 March 2021 3:06 AM GMT
AGARTALA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the eastern and north-eastern regions of India along with Bangladesh are being developed as a trade corridor.
Addressing a virtual gathering from Delhi via video-conferencing, Modi said that the infrastructure for developing roads, railways, airways and waterways has been developed and new projects are being launched to develop the eastern and north-eastern regions of India along with Bangladesh as a trade corridor.
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