Maritime border disputes
The recent maritime border disputes between nations have caught large-scale attention. Appearance of ships from Myanmar and India in the territorial waters of Bangladesh has also instilled a deeper fear in the minds of the people of Bangladesh. Moreover, the treaty of Myanmar with the exploring companies of South Korea, India and China to export gas from the Rakhine coastal region, near the border of Bangladesh, could yet again bring up the issue in the spotlight. It is high time for the newly elected government to go for a tripartite discussion with India and Burma instantaneously so that the concerned countries maintain and stay within the picture-frame of their country. Since we have not much dealt with the issues of maritime borders including strategic sea resources, government should immediately create a team of experts to settle all sorts of maritime and territorial matters particularly with India and Myanmar. Delay may lead the government to get stranded with the blame for being soft on India and the so-called “India factor” might unnecessarily hit the headlines again. Only political will and leadership of the concerned countries can solve the issues.
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