Strategic resource war
Strategic resource war is an age-old affair that we often see between different nations, the last being the invasion of Iraq by the USA. History also reveals large scale European colonialism which was extended to all the continents and had its share through the East India Company in this subcontinent. This was nothing but plundering of the resources of other countries.
At this point, I would like to refer the news article “Myanmar signs gas deal with S Korea, India, China” which was published in The Daily Star on 30 December 2008. The report reveals that Myanmar has signed a gas deal with S Korea, India and China to export natural gas from Block A-1 and A-3 at the Rakhine coastal region, near the border of Bangladesh.
I presume that there will be questions in near future regarding the maritime border of Bangladesh which were also put on spotlight before by India and Myanmar.
Therefore it is high time for the newly elected government to go for a tripartite discussion with India and Myanmar, so that the countries concerned stay within their own picture-frame. The recent appearance of ships from Myanmar and India in the territorial waters of Bangladesh has also instilled a deep fear in the minds of the people of Bangladesh. These issues should be handled carefully.
I would urge the government to create a team of experts to settle all sorts of maritime and territorial issues so that our natural resources are not exploited by the neighbours and they can avoid all sorts of future public uproars in this regard.
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