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The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Chinese Moves Complicate India-Bangladesh Dispute Over Teesta
October 24th, 2022
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at Dhaka’s water dilemma; while a deal with India on the Teesta River remains elusive, Beijing wants it to make up its mind on a Chinese project on the river: In the second week of October, a month after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned from New Delhi without a […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Should India And Bangladesh Find An Alternative To Teesta Water Sharing Deal?
September 23rd, 2022
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on water tensions between India and Bangladesh: The recent visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India once again highlighted the continuous deepening of bilateral relations. In the last one decade or so both countries have not only been able to solve a number of long-pending disputes but also made […]
Read more »The Ganges Waters Treaty: What Will Happen After 2026?
September 14th, 2022
Via Eurasia Review, analysis of the Ganges Water Treaty and what may happen after 2026: Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited India from 5 to 8 September 2022. During the visit, Dhaka and New Delhi signed seven memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and agreed on certain issues of bilateral importance. One of the MoUs is on the water […]
Read more »Latest Water-Sharing Deal Between Bangladesh and India: A ‘Drop in the Ocean’
September 14th, 2022
Via Mongabay, commentary on the latest water-sharing deal between Bangladesh and India: Bangladesh and India share 54 rivers that flow down from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, chief among them the Ganges and the Brahmaputra. Managing the flow of water both upstream and down is crucial for agriculture, navigation, inland fisheries, and keeping […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: A Teesta River Water-Sharing Deal Is Critical for Bangladesh-India Ties
September 14th, 2022
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on a new river sharing deal between India and Bangladesh: On the face of it, the joint communique issued at the end of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to New Delhi on September 7 was quite impressive, with India being involved in a number of big-ticket infrastructure and […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India, Bangladesh Sign Pact on Sharing Waters of Kushiyara River
September 6th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a report that India and Bangladesh agreed to a new arrangement regarding sharing the Kushiyara River, but the Teesta River remains unresolved: India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed a water-sharing agreement and six other pacts, including ones on space technology and scientific collaboration, aimed at boosting ties between the two countries. Bangladesh Prime […]
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