New features to Indio-Bangla ties

ONE can clearly see a fresh momentum gathering on refurbishing  Delhi- Dhaka ties  with new elements. This is a welcome  development   boding  well for the future of  both countries.

The third Joint Consultative Commission(JCC) meeting  between Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmud Ali held in New Delhi  while flagging off some new areas of cooperation fell short of   signaling  any definitive headway being made on Teesta water sharing and ratification  of Land Boundary Agreement along with the agreed protocols by India.Beyond noting  that   these are critical issues for Bangladesh,we  have to say that it has largely been repeating the known,namely that  a consensus building process is on with other parties and the neighbouring state government.Of course, we realize that in the Indian federal structure there is no short –circuiting such decision –making.

Yet, considering that the issues under the purview of central subjects have been on the table for an inordinately long time and they cast an avoidable  shadow on realizing the full potential of  an equitable  vigorous relationship ,our attention is riveted on to the following cogent factor:The new BJP government in India has come with a  massive parliamentary  majority .By virtue of this, Modi government should be able it to see through the resolution of LBA issue in the first place followed by effective persuation with West Bengal government on the Teesta sharing question.