- Land border agreement (LBA) yet to be approved between India and Bangladesh and age old dispute will come to an end
- The new government will push the matter for sanction at the earliest
- No agreements are expected to sign as the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swarajis on a good will visit
- Both the countries officials will discuss regarding the LBA and Teesta agreements increasing power supply on the new transmission, border issues and improving trade relations
- Bangladeshi forces have not done enough to check illegal infiltration as they fear civilian casualties by the BSF on India-Bangladesh border
- Situations are not clear if Ms.Sushma will meet BNP leader Begum Khaleda Ziawho who had abruptly denied meeting the President Pranab Mukherjee last year at Dhaka
- BNP leader criticizes postponement of a War crimes tribunal verdict to avoid kiosks from public and specifies that “Everything in Bangladesh now is controlled from the neighbouring country, from South block”
- By 2018 India’s bilateral trade figure will go up to $10 billion
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/india-yet-to-ratify-land-border-pact/article6146467.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/teesta-high-on-dhakas-agenda/article6146949.ece
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