[VIDEOS] India-Bangladesh ties in danger? Thousands protest in Bangladesh against PM Narendra Modi's visit

[Saeed]

Good to see. Don’t think any RSS members need to visit Muslim countries when they hate Muslims so much.

 

[Smbhayi]

It was pre planned for sure. It wasn't totally one sided, Muslims did planned attacks as well, but majority of blame should go to BJPand their ideology.

heard it's pre-planned and people came for this from UP then what exactly Intelligence agency doing..?

 

[Pakistanian]

lol at indians complaining about illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. There are significantly more illegal indians in america.

 

[Itachi]

The point was that so many people around the globe live illegally in different countries like I guess Afghanisis in Pak or Mexicans in US but you don't see full blown riots happening

give the stats. let's see how many people from different countries living in one respective area vs bangladeshi illegal immigrants in north east india.

you always state that i give misleading information. If that's the case (let's assume), then you should at least held your standard give a correct one.

 

[Itachi]

lol at indians complaining about illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. There are significantly more illegal indians in america.

give the stats about how many illegal indian immigrants in USA.

 

[Syed1]

Indians complaining about immigration has to be the biggest irony in the world. Indians generally constitute the largest or second largest immigrant population in most developed countries of the world. They are spawning like rabbits.

 

[Kroll]

Indians complaining about immigration has to be the biggest irony in the world. Indians generally constitute the largest or second largest immigrant population in most developed countries of the world. They are spawning like rabbits.

Soon there will be a time no matter where you are or where you go, every second person you bump into will be an Indian or ethnic Indian.

 

[moghul]

Soon there will be a time no matter where you are or where you go, every second person you bump into will be an Indian or ethnic Indian.

I have no problem with that as long as they behave and don;t support killing of Muslims in India and Kashmir.

 

[Pakpak]

Indians complaining about immigration has to be the biggest irony in the world. Indians generally constitute the largest or second largest immigrant population in most developed countries of the world. They are spawning like rabbits.

Its pretty amazing isn't it. There have been times when I have seen cricket in unknown locations and Indians somehow are even there. They even today make up for the largest amount of immigrants who enter the UK each year. Not even counting Australia, Canada and US which are known for a massive number of Indian migrants every year.

 

[Rajdeep]

Indians complaining about immigration has to be the biggest irony in the world. Indians generally constitute the largest or second largest immigrant population in most developed countries of the world. They are spawning like rabbits.

Think we are talking about Illegal immigrants here who crosses the border and lives illegally without paperwork. If any Indian is living in other countries illegally, they need to be kicked out as well.

 

[Rajdeep]

Doesn't seem like it with slogans such as "Desh ke Gaddaro Ko Goli Maro Salon ko".

OR slogans like
"15 crore mussalman is enough to kill 100 crore hindus" - Waris Pathan.

"Hinduon se azaadi" - Mumbai CAA protest

 

[Kroll]

OR slogans like
"15 crore mussalman is enough to kill 100 crore hindus" - Waris Pathan.

"Hinduon se azaadi" - Mumbai CAA protest

That alleged slogan was by one guy who has since retracted the outburst if any. The goli maro slogan was used by huge swathes of Hindutva goons and their supporters.

I don't understand why the Hindutvas are trying to claim the Indian Muslims are traitors? To me, they are loyal and upstanding community who are committed to India. Surely the goons can see this?

 

[big_gamer007]

If a Muslim sees his mother burnt alive or raped by a mob who are NEXT TO THE POLICE and then reads about the systemic abuse by the police against Muslims (I mean even kids were being questioned) and he later on blows up a police station. Would it be wrong? Yes. But for that boy to be radicalised would be all India's fault. This is what ISIS prays on.

Like I said, if you reduce policing you'll have drug wars. It doesn't mean I'm justifying drugs either. I'm simply stating a thing which will happen.

The attackers and perceived attackers.

If we reduce policing, reduce employment it would give rise to drug gangs and crime, right? Would that mean I am justifying drug gang crime?

No it wouldn't. You can't control where terror arises, you can however prevent and manage its rise. Good luck to India for driving young Muslims to radicalism.

In reality most often than not they attack other common and normal people from other religions, then those people feel the need to take revenge and the cycle continues.

That's how hate and crime grows, if you want to stop it you need to put blanket ban on every wrongdoing. Period.

You are stating something will happen, yes it might happen, are people creating a communal environment are in the wrong? absolutely. No question about it.

But any person who becomes radicalised enough to take lives of any innocent is wrong as well.

It seems like you are not willing to accept the two wrongs. Purposely talking about the first one (which I already agree with you) and ignoring the second one for some reason.

 

[Pakpak]

In reality most often than not they attack other common and normal people from other religions, then those people feel the need to take revenge and the cycle continues.

That's how hate and crime grows, if you want to stop it you need to put blanket ban on every wrongdoing. Period.

You are stating something will happen, yes it might happen, are people creating a communal environment are in the wrong? absolutely. No question about it.

But any person who becomes radicalised enough to take lives of any innocent is wrong as well.

It seems like you are not willing to accept the two wrongs. Purposely talking about the first one (which I already agree with you) and ignoring the second one for some reason.

Your government is creating a communal environment. And since your government is Hindu then one side is already backed up by the government machinery. The other side which isn't will look for support elsewhere and will easily be radicalised. Am I justifying, supporting it no no no no. I already explained it. I am simply saying what will happen. It happened in Iraq where Shias, with the help of their government and militias went on a rampage against the Sunnis. No sane Muslim here justified it but you know what happened right? This is what is staring at your country right now.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

That alleged slogan was by one guy who has since retracted the outburst if any. The goli maro slogan was used by huge swathes of Hindutva goons and their supporters.

don't understand why the Hindutvas are trying to claim the Indian Muslims are traitors? To me, they are loyal and upstanding community who are committed to India. Surely the goons can see this?

Because they have nothing else to do. This is a pretty easy way to keep their jaahil voters happy.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Because they have nothing else to do. This is a pretty easy way to keep their jaahil voters happy.

I see :

 

[Romali_rotti]

lol at indians complaining about illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. There are significantly more illegal indians in america.

Ok kid, you made the statement. Prove it that there are significantly more illegal Indian Immigrants in America than illegal Bangladeshis in India..

 

[ElRaja]

I don't understand why the Hindutvas are trying to claim the Indian Muslims are traitors? To me, they are loyal and upstanding community who are committed to India. Surely the goons can see this?

every political movement creates boogey men to focus on. india tried it with pakistan but got more than they bargained for when they flopped with the military action they took in feb last year.

its no coincidence they have turned up the aggression against muslims in india after that, they are a far easier target. there actual loyalties are besides the point.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Ok kid, you made the statement. Prove it that there are significantly more illegal Indian Immigrants in America than illegal Bangladeshis in India..

Illegal bangladeshis number in millions here.

Dont take [MENTION=142256]Pakistanian[/MENTION] too seriously, he once claimed that kashmiri pandits are not ethnic kashmiris but outsiders who came for pilgrimage and settled in kashmir.

Also its funny how pakistani immigrants talk nonsense about another immigrant community. In almost every country Indians are economically and socially ahead of the pakistani community, esp in places like US UK etc.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Illegal bangladeshis number in millions here.

Dont take [MENTION=142256]Pakistanian[/MENTION] too seriously, he once claimed that kashmiri pandits are not ethnic kashmiris but outsiders who came for pilgrimage and settled in kashmir.

Also its funny how pakistani immigrants talk nonsense about another immigrant community. In almost every country Indians are economically and socially ahead of the pakistani community, esp in places like US UK etc.

To be fair the kid made the statement so we have to give him a chance to back up his statement..

 

[Lonewarrior]

Bangladeshi govt cancele the invitation ....

 

[Lonewarrior]

cancels*

 

[Rajdeep]

Bangladeshi govt cancele the invitation ....

Think we need to add the context as well.

PM Modi's Dhaka trip cancelled after 3 coronavirus cases reported in Bangladesh

To contain the spread of coronavirus, the Bangladesh government has decided to cancel the celebrations for Sheikh Mujibur Rehman's centenary birth anniversary on March 17. As a result, PM Modi's visit to Dhaka has been cancelled.

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...ses-reported-in-bangladesh-1653760-2020-03-09

 

[Lonewarrior]

Think we need to add the context as well.

PM Modi's Dhaka trip cancelled after 3 coronavirus cases reported in Bangladesh

To contain the spread of coronavirus, the Bangladesh government has decided to cancel the celebrations for Sheikh Mujibur Rehman's centenary birth anniversary on March 17. As a result, PM Modi's visit to Dhaka has been cancelled.

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...ses-reported-in-bangladesh-1653760-2020-03-09

'kill two birds with one stone'

 

[sjahmed23]

Wow didn't think bangladeshi pm had guts to do that. Slap on the face of facist.

 

[FreePalestine]

To be honest, I think making equivalencies between both sides ignores the underlying imbalanced power dynamic between hindus and muslims in a country currently deeply divided by religious nationalism explicitly in favour of the majority.

Basically, making the talking points about ‘there was violence on both sides’ will help distract people from the direct role of the BJP in stoking the violence; the inaction of the police; the stripping off human rights for dissenters; the deliberate misinformation and brainwashing from the extreme right-wing media.

I am not from India, but this is what it seems like from the outside.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

In any case, just wondering if Sheikh Hasina has facilitated Indian immigration to Bangladesh as part of a deal for friendly relations? Could be why many Bangladeshis complaing about the hundreds of thousands of Indians working in BD while complaining about Bangladeshis going the other way?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Wow didn't think bangladeshi pm had guts to do that. Slap on the face of facist.

To cancel his Father's centenary celebrations?

You are calling the founder of Bangladesh a fascist?

 

[Thomaskutty]

Who is in power now in India? Is it Congress or....?

I don't know what that means. I assume you mean Bangladesh should've severed relations with India after they elected the BJP into power ?

 

[Syed1]

 

[Syed1]

 

[sjahmed23]

To cancel his Father's centenary celebrations?

You are calling the founder of Bangladesh a fascist?

No I am calling the fascist leader modi a fascist. Accept your fascist leader he will break your country into pieces then after that you won't show your face on these boards.

 

[Mesozoic]

No I am calling the fascist leader modi a fascist. Accept your fascist leader he will break your country into pieces then after that you won't show your face on these boards.

And then you wake up.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

And then you wake up.

But you are the one who is sleeping here.

 

[Mesozoic]

But you are the one who is sleeping here.

Man I've no idea why you get riled up even more than my Pakistani brothers here.

Or do I ?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Man I've no idea why you get riled up even more than my Pakistani brothers here.

Or do I ?

So you have a bad habit of sleep talking? Once you wake up please read the following.

What can I expect from you next? You asking me to move to Pakistan or say 'Jai Shri Ram'? You are another brainwashed bhakht.

 

[cricketjoshila]

No I am calling the fascist leader modi a fascist. Accept your fascist leader he will break your country into pieces then after that you won't show your face on these boards.

But Bangladesh PM cancelled the Birth Centenary celebrations of her Father and the founder of BD dye to corona virus outbreak.

How does it relate to Modi?

 

[Mesozoic]

So you have a bad habit of sleep talking? Once you wake up please read the following.

What can I expect from you next? You asking me to move to Pakistan or say 'Jai Shri Ram'? You are another brainwashed bhakht.

Bhaag bhau, you are making it more and more apparent with each post. You are completely losing your subtlety now.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I don't know what that means. I assume you mean Bangladesh should've severed relations with India after they elected the BJP into power ?

No, they could quite simply respond to Indian govt attempts to get rid of Bangladeshi immigrants by getting rid of Indian immigrants in Bangladesh. Perhaps fair elections in Bangladesh would have seen the opposition party impose more restrictions on Indian immigration, whereas Sheikh Hasina's govt seems to be led from Delhi.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Indian envoy failed to meet Hasina despite requests: Dhaka daily. <a href="https://twitter.com/janusmyth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@janusmyth</a> reports on Dhaka’s recent FP moves. <a href="https://t.co/Ia2wYD8ypJ">https://t.co/Ia2wYD8ypJ</a></p>— Suhasini Haidar (@suhasinih) <a href="https://twitter.com/suhasinih/status/1286873140878929921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[cricketjoshila]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Indian envoy failed to meet Hasina despite requests: Dhaka daily. <a href="https://twitter.com/janusmyth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@janusmyth</a> reports on Dhaka’s recent FP moves. <a href="https://t.co/Ia2wYD8ypJ">https://t.co/Ia2wYD8ypJ</a></p>— Suhasini Haidar (@suhasinih) <a href="https://twitter.com/suhasinih/status/1286873140878929921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Hindu has been caught spreading "source" based half truths.

Latest is the Iran one.

 

[Abdullah719]

The Hindu has been caught spreading "source" based half truths.

Latest is the Iran one.

I believe they are simply rehashing what is stated by a Bangladeshi outlet in this case.

 

[Bhaijaan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Indian envoy failed to meet Hasina despite requests: Dhaka daily. <a href="https://twitter.com/janusmyth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@janusmyth</a> reports on Dhaka’s recent FP moves. <a href="https://t.co/Ia2wYD8ypJ">https://t.co/Ia2wYD8ypJ</a></p>— Suhasini Haidar (@suhasinih) <a href="https://twitter.com/suhasinih/status/1286873140878929921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Indian envoy is a very busy and important job. Sheikh Haseena's office must respect this fact. I'm sure our envoy would never reject a personal call from Haseena ji.

 

[Nostalgic]

The first comment to the article is sagacious:

“This is unfortunate at so many levels. Repeated requests connote supplication. The Nepalese Ambassador in Delhi, despite repeated requests could not get an appointment in MEA, even speak to the concerned Joint Secretary. India is not a blob of colour on the map of South Asia. When its envoy requests an appointment with the PM of Bangladesh, that message would be conveyed to Sheikh Hasina within a few hours. Not granting the audience is her discretion. That itself conveys a lot to India. Repeating the request diminishes us.”

It does not behoove a superpower of the Humsaaya Mulk’s stature to supplicate in this manner.

 

[MenInG]

India will hand over 10 railway locomotives to Bangladesh on Monday, reflecting a renewed focus on the “neighbourhood first” policy to bolster economic ties and connectivity within the region amid the border standoff with China.

The handover of the broad gauge diesel locomotives, part of grant assistance from the Indian side, is in line with a commitment by New Delhi during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit last October, people familiar with developments said on condition of anonymity.

The locomotives will be handed over during a virtual event to be joined by external affairs minister S Jaishankar and railways minister Piyush Goyal and their Bangladeshi counterparts AK Abdul Momen and Mohammed Nurul Islam Sujon, as well as envoys of the two countries and senior officials.

The handover will come close on the heels of the first cross-border container train reaching Bangladesh on Sunday with 50 containers of FMCG goods and fabrics.

Last week, the two sides marked a notable achievement in maritime connectivity with the first shipment of container cargo from Kolkata to Agartala in the landlocked northeastern region via Bangladesh’s Chattogram port.

The connectivity initiatives with Bangladesh coincide with other moves by India to shore up relations with key neighbours amid the standoff with China. In reject weeks, New Delhi has kept a wary eye on stepped up activities by Beijing in regional capitals such as Kathmandu, Male and Colombo. The people cited above believe China was behind Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent outreach to his Bangladeshi counterpart.

On Saturday, India announced a $400-million currency swap facility for Sri Lanka under the Saarc framework, and Colombo’s request for a bilateral swap facility for $1.1 billion is also being considered by New Delhi.

The Indian mission in Male, in a statement on Sunday to mark the Maldives’ Independence Day, said India had provided $400 million through an extended currency swap arrangement to tide over a liquidity shortage and will soon “announce another substantial financial assistance package” to help post-Covid-19 economic recovery.

The people said India-Bangladesh railway cooperation is a vital element of efforts to promote trade and connectivity. Both sides are working to enhance rail connectivity by developing new projects and restoring old links. Currently, the four operational rail links between the two sides, all of which originate in West Bengal, are Petrapole-Benapole, Gede-Darshana, Singhabad-Rohanpur, and Radhikapur–Birol.

The first container train that reached Bangladesh on Sunday left the Container Corporation of India Ltd’s (CONCOR) terminal at Majerhat near Kolkata on Friday and crossed over using the Benapole-Petrapole link.

This container train will now be a regular service connecting CONCOR terminals in India to stations in Bangladesh such as Benapole, Jessore, Singia, Noapara and Bangabandhu Setu West, Indian officials said. The two sides signed an MoU for the service in April 2017 and a trial run was conducted in April 2018.

There are also two passenger trains – Bandhan Express from Kolkata to Khulna and Maitree Express from Kolkata to Dhaka – though services are temporarily suspended due to the pandemic.

Seventeen railway projects with a commitment of $2.44 billion were included in assistance extended by India to Bangladesh. India has offered lines of credit for these projects at a rate of interest of 1% a year, with repayment over 20 years with a moratorium for five years.

Nine projects have been completed, including supply of wagons and equipment. The Kulaura-Shahbazpur line, being built at a cost of $78 million, is set to be completed by the end of this year, and the Khulna-Mongla line worth $389 million is set for completion by June 2021. A cross-border link of 12 km between Agartala and Akhaura is set to be completed by March 2021 and will enhance freight and passenger connectivity between the rest of India and the northeastern states.

Experts believe the attention given to ties with Bangladesh is part of efforts to overcome the impact of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) on bilateral relations. Bangladesh’s leadership was irked by reports that illegal migrants in states such as Assam would be deported to the neighbouring country.

Maya Mirchandani, senior fellow at Observer Research Foundation and professor of media studies at Ashoka University, said: “We’ve neglected the neighbourhood for some time. Bangladesh has been upset since CAA was passed, and the perception it has created about ethnic Bengali Muslims in particular.”

She added: “In the current context, with Chinese adventurism on India’s borders, it is imperative for Delhi to be less dismissive of neighbours falling into China’s ‘debt trap’ and be more pro-active about repairing ties that have been starved for attention.”

https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...-bangladesh/story-TZ2enN1ZZH2OULNP9yNtLL.html

 

[Bhaijaan]

India will hand over 10 railway locomotives to Bangladesh on Monday, reflecting a renewed focus on the “neighbourhood first” policy to bolster economic ties and connectivity within the region amid the border standoff with China.

The handover of the broad gauge diesel locomotives, part of grant assistance from the Indian side, is in line with a commitment by New Delhi during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit last October, people familiar with developments said on condition of anonymity.

The locomotives will be handed over during a virtual event to be joined by external affairs minister S Jaishankar and railways minister Piyush Goyal and their Bangladeshi counterparts AK Abdul Momen and Mohammed Nurul Islam Sujon, as well as envoys of the two countries and senior officials.

The handover will come close on the heels of the first cross-border container train reaching Bangladesh on Sunday with 50 containers of FMCG goods and fabrics.

Last week, the two sides marked a notable achievement in maritime connectivity with the first shipment of container cargo from Kolkata to Agartala in the landlocked northeastern region via Bangladesh’s Chattogram port.

The connectivity initiatives with Bangladesh coincide with other moves by India to shore up relations with key neighbours amid the standoff with China. In reject weeks, New Delhi has kept a wary eye on stepped up activities by Beijing in regional capitals such as Kathmandu, Male and Colombo. The people cited above believe China was behind Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent outreach to his Bangladeshi counterpart.

On Saturday, India announced a $400-million currency swap facility for Sri Lanka under the Saarc framework, and Colombo’s request for a bilateral swap facility for $1.1 billion is also being considered by New Delhi.

The Indian mission in Male, in a statement on Sunday to mark the Maldives’ Independence Day, said India had provided $400 million through an extended currency swap arrangement to tide over a liquidity shortage and will soon “announce another substantial financial assistance package” to help post-Covid-19 economic recovery.

The people said India-Bangladesh railway cooperation is a vital element of efforts to promote trade and connectivity. Both sides are working to enhance rail connectivity by developing new projects and restoring old links. Currently, the four operational rail links between the two sides, all of which originate in West Bengal, are Petrapole-Benapole, Gede-Darshana, Singhabad-Rohanpur, and Radhikapur–Birol.

The first container train that reached Bangladesh on Sunday left the Container Corporation of India Ltd’s (CONCOR) terminal at Majerhat near Kolkata on Friday and crossed over using the Benapole-Petrapole link.

This container train will now be a regular service connecting CONCOR terminals in India to stations in Bangladesh such as Benapole, Jessore, Singia, Noapara and Bangabandhu Setu West, Indian officials said. The two sides signed an MoU for the service in April 2017 and a trial run was conducted in April 2018.

There are also two passenger trains – Bandhan Express from Kolkata to Khulna and Maitree Express from Kolkata to Dhaka – though services are temporarily suspended due to the pandemic.

Seventeen railway projects with a commitment of $2.44 billion were included in assistance extended by India to Bangladesh. India has offered lines of credit for these projects at a rate of interest of 1% a year, with repayment over 20 years with a moratorium for five years.

Nine projects have been completed, including supply of wagons and equipment. The Kulaura-Shahbazpur line, being built at a cost of $78 million, is set to be completed by the end of this year, and the Khulna-Mongla line worth $389 million is set for completion by June 2021. A cross-border link of 12 km between Agartala and Akhaura is set to be completed by March 2021 and will enhance freight and passenger connectivity between the rest of India and the northeastern states.

Experts believe the attention given to ties with Bangladesh is part of efforts to overcome the impact of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) on bilateral relations. Bangladesh’s leadership was irked by reports that illegal migrants in states such as Assam would be deported to the neighbouring country.

Maya Mirchandani, senior fellow at Observer Research Foundation and professor of media studies at Ashoka University, said: “We’ve neglected the neighbourhood for some time. Bangladesh has been upset since CAA was passed, and the perception it has created about ethnic Bengali Muslims in particular.”

She added: “In the current context, with Chinese adventurism on India’s borders, it is imperative for Delhi to be less dismissive of neighbours falling into China’s ‘debt trap’ and be more pro-active about repairing ties that have been starved for attention.”

https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...-bangladesh/story-TZ2enN1ZZH2OULNP9yNtLL.html

A great gesture and a gift to Bangladesh friends.

This is what friendship is all about.

 

[Abdullah719]

China takes Bangladesh into its embrace now as Delhi-Dhaka ties go downhill

New Delhi: India is concerned that China, which has been “targeting all of India’s friendly neighbours” such as Nepal and Sri Lanka, will now focus on turning Bangladesh against New Delhi, at a time when Dhaka is already unhappy over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and a host of other issues, ThePrint has learnt.

The ongoing India-China standoff has not just given rise to apprehensions of a potential disruption of bilateral ties between New Delhi and Beijing, it has also made the Narendra Modi government even more wary of President Xi Jinping’s growing influence in Bangladesh, which at present is the closest to India in the neighbourhood.

From developing a mega smart city near Dhaka to building an airport in Sylhet in eastern Bangladesh, besides a growing defence relationship, China has been making deep inroads in that country, much to New Delhi’s discontent.

India believes Beijing will now ratchet up pressure on Dhaka to hand over certain lucrative infrastructure and connectivity projects to it in an effort to “provoke” New Delhi, official sources told ThePrint.

“The challenge is all around. From Nepal to Bangladesh, China is targeting all of India’s friendly neighbours one by one,” a top government official, who did not wish to be identified, told ThePrint. “The concern now has doubled with the Chinese Communist Party paving the way for Pakistan to enter Bangladesh.”

Beijing also could not find a better time as Dhaka is currently unhappy with New Delhi.

The friendly relationship between India and Bangladesh, particularly political ties, have been plummeting ever since New Delhi rolled out the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as Dhaka is concerned that India will push towards it those who will be deemed “foreigners” under the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Spoiler

China’s Dhaka play
Of late, the Chinese have been working on improving ties with Bangladesh.

This month onwards, China will allow 97 per cent of Bangladesh’s exports to Beijing to enter the country under its duty-free, quota-free programme. This was decided after a phone call between Xi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in June.

With this move, as many as 8,256 Bangladeshi items will enjoy duty-free access to Chinese markets.

“China has always been playing these tactics and putting pressure on India’s neighbouring countries and it has been making rapid progress in doing so,” said Veena Sikri, former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh. “India should work harder now, especially, in a post-Covid scenario, keeping in mind that Beijing’s pressure will only increase.”

She added, “It may seem the Chinese implement projects quickly, but they have problems also. They come in with a friendly price but increase it for spare parts and all. While India gives them favourable rates for lines of credit, the Chinese lay a debt trap.”

Earlier this year, Bangladesh sought Chinese funding to develop nine new projects worth $6.4 billion, which include a sea port, a bridge and hi-tech parks among others.

China is already implementing $10 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Bangladesh, which includes economic zones and power plants.

China and Bangladesh have also been deepening their defence ties. From Chinese tanks, frigates, submarines and fighter jets, Beijing has provided Dhaka with a number of military equipment under a 2002 Defence Cooperation Agreement.

“China has always been present in Bangladesh, including in the defence sector, but India’s sensitivity has naturally increased after the Ladakh standoff,” emphasised Constantino Xavier, fellow (Foreign Policy Studies), Brookings India and the Brookings Institution, Washington DC. “Delhi is now pushing Dhaka to reduce its relations with China and Dhaka is naturally pushing back so it can receive maximum benefits from China without upsetting India.”

According to Joyeeta Bhattacharjee, fellow with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), the Chinese have invested much less than what it had promised in Bangladesh so far.

“It is uncanny to compare India and China. Relations between the two countries should be free of comparison with a third country,” she noted in a report, in which she argued that the duty-free access given by the Chinese to Bangladeshi products comes with stringent clauses.

Bangladesh is also one of the key countries in the region for Xi’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China and Bangladesh established strategic ties in 2016 during Xi’s visit there when he also announced an investment to the tune of $25 billion.

In 2019, Bangladesh signed an MoU with a Chinese firm to build renewable energy projects to provide a total of 500 megawatts of power by 2023.

Pakistan reaches out to Bangladesh
India’s diplomatic community is now faced with a double whammy as Islamabad is also attempting to build a bridge with Dhaka.

“When China is there, Pakistan can never be far behind,” said another source, who added that New Delhi is closely watching the developments.

In a surprise move, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina for the first time on 23 July and spoke about Islamabad’s commitment “deepening fraternal relations with Bangladesh on the basis of mutual trust, mutual respect and sovereign equality”.

This came after Pakistan’s envoy to Dhaka, Imran Siddiqui, met Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen.

“We want stronger relations with brotherly Bangladesh in all walks of life. We share common bonds of history, religion and culture,” Siddiqui said.

According to Selim Raihan, Professor (Economics), Dhaka University and Executive Director, South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), there’s a friendship deficit in the India-Bangladesh ties.

“There has been some discomfort in Bangladesh on its expectations from India,” Raihan said. “Bangladesh has been most friendly to India compared to others in the region, yet the reciprocity from India’s side has been rather weak.”

He added, “The NRC has created a lot of discomfort in Bangladesh.”

Apart from that, Raihan said, there has been no movement from the Indian side on the Teesta water-sharing pact. “India has to take a larger leadership role in the South Asian region and it has to accommodate all issues it has with others with a broad perspective.”

Sharing of the Teesta river water has been a longstanding contentious issue between India and Bangladesh. The river originates from Sikkim and passes through West Bengal before finally merging with Brahmaputra in Assam and Jamuna in Bangladesh.

Dhaka wants 50 per cent share of the river’s water for the December-March period. During his visit to Dhaka in 2015, Prime Minister Modi had promised his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina that the matter will be resolved soon. There has, however, been little progress so far.

Apart from the NRC saga and the pending Teesta water-sharing agreement, Bangladesh is now also concerned that India will restrict movement of people coming into India citing the pandemic, which will impact Bangladeshi migrant labourers, according to sources in Dhaka.

Bangladesh wants India to move faster on projects
India’s own record of implementing projects in its neighbourhood has been “abysmally poor”, which pushes neighbouring countries more towards China, said the sources in Dhaka.

It is no different in Bangladesh where a number of Indian projects have not really taken off or are moving at an extremely slow pace.

While power projects announced by Reliance Power and the Adani Group remain at nascent stages, projects such as Akhaura-Agartala rail link, dredging of inland waterways and construction of India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline are all moving at a snail’s pace.

Bangladesh is also miffed with India for not giving a significant push to SAARC and BIMSTEC that would boost regional trading and connectivity. Besides, the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal Motor Vehicles Agreement has also not been making much progress.

“For the time being, this is mostly a signalling game and relations between India and Bangladesh appear to remain strong and even better than ever before,” said Xavier of Brookings India. “But beyond political slogans of Neighbourhood First or India First, China’s growing influence in Bangladesh is forcing India and Bangladesh to establish an increasingly transactional relationship.”

Recently, in a landmark move last week, the first trans-shipment of goods (iron and pulses) from Kolkata to India’s North-East took place through Bangladesh’s Chittagong port.

Bangladesh is the biggest development partner of India today. India has extended three Lines of Credit to Bangladesh in the last eight years amounting to $8 billion for development of infrastructure in various sectors including roads, railways, shipping and ports.

On Monday, India also granted 10 diesel broad gauge diesel locomotives to Bangladesh. “Bangladesh needs both India as well as China for its economic growth. The Bangladesh government wants more and more foreign funds for many of its infrastructure projects,” Raihan said. “India is our closest neighbour, so our expectations are more from her but it lacks the capacity to implement the projects compared to China, so there are some gaps.”

https://theprint.in/diplomacy/china...e-now-as-delhi-dhaka-ties-go-downhill/471769/

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

China takes Bangladesh into its embrace now as Delhi-Dhaka ties go downhill

New Delhi: India is concerned that China, which has been “targeting all of India’s friendly neighbours” such as Nepal and Sri Lanka, will now focus on turning Bangladesh against New Delhi, at a time when Dhaka is already unhappy over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and a host of other issues, ThePrint has learnt.

The ongoing India-China standoff has not just given rise to apprehensions of a potential disruption of bilateral ties between New Delhi and Beijing, it has also made the Narendra Modi government even more wary of President Xi Jinping’s growing influence in Bangladesh, which at present is the closest to India in the neighbourhood.

From developing a mega smart city near Dhaka to building an airport in Sylhet in eastern Bangladesh, besides a growing defence relationship, China has been making deep inroads in that country, much to New Delhi’s discontent.

India believes Beijing will now ratchet up pressure on Dhaka to hand over certain lucrative infrastructure and connectivity projects to it in an effort to “provoke” New Delhi, official sources told ThePrint.

“The challenge is all around. From Nepal to Bangladesh, China is targeting all of India’s friendly neighbours one by one,” a top government official, who did not wish to be identified, told ThePrint. “The concern now has doubled with the Chinese Communist Party paving the way for Pakistan to enter Bangladesh.”

Beijing also could not find a better time as Dhaka is currently unhappy with New Delhi.

The friendly relationship between India and Bangladesh, particularly political ties, have been plummeting ever since New Delhi rolled out the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as Dhaka is concerned that India will push towards it those who will be deemed “foreigners” under the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Spoiler

China’s Dhaka play
Of late, the Chinese have been working on improving ties with Bangladesh.

This month onwards, China will allow 97 per cent of Bangladesh’s exports to Beijing to enter the country under its duty-free, quota-free programme. This was decided after a phone call between Xi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in June.

With this move, as many as 8,256 Bangladeshi items will enjoy duty-free access to Chinese markets.

“China has always been playing these tactics and putting pressure on India’s neighbouring countries and it has been making rapid progress in doing so,” said Veena Sikri, former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh. “India should work harder now, especially, in a post-Covid scenario, keeping in mind that Beijing’s pressure will only increase.”

She added, “It may seem the Chinese implement projects quickly, but they have problems also. They come in with a friendly price but increase it for spare parts and all. While India gives them favourable rates for lines of credit, the Chinese lay a debt trap.”

Earlier this year, Bangladesh sought Chinese funding to develop nine new projects worth $6.4 billion, which include a sea port, a bridge and hi-tech parks among others.

China is already implementing $10 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Bangladesh, which includes economic zones and power plants.

China and Bangladesh have also been deepening their defence ties. From Chinese tanks, frigates, submarines and fighter jets, Beijing has provided Dhaka with a number of military equipment under a 2002 Defence Cooperation Agreement.

“China has always been present in Bangladesh, including in the defence sector, but India’s sensitivity has naturally increased after the Ladakh standoff,” emphasised Constantino Xavier, fellow (Foreign Policy Studies), Brookings India and the Brookings Institution, Washington DC. “Delhi is now pushing Dhaka to reduce its relations with China and Dhaka is naturally pushing back so it can receive maximum benefits from China without upsetting India.”

According to Joyeeta Bhattacharjee, fellow with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), the Chinese have invested much less than what it had promised in Bangladesh so far.

“It is uncanny to compare India and China. Relations between the two countries should be free of comparison with a third country,” she noted in a report, in which she argued that the duty-free access given by the Chinese to Bangladeshi products comes with stringent clauses.

Bangladesh is also one of the key countries in the region for Xi’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China and Bangladesh established strategic ties in 2016 during Xi’s visit there when he also announced an investment to the tune of $25 billion.

In 2019, Bangladesh signed an MoU with a Chinese firm to build renewable energy projects to provide a total of 500 megawatts of power by 2023.

Pakistan reaches out to Bangladesh
India’s diplomatic community is now faced with a double whammy as Islamabad is also attempting to build a bridge with Dhaka.

“When China is there, Pakistan can never be far behind,” said another source, who added that New Delhi is closely watching the developments.

In a surprise move, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina for the first time on 23 July and spoke about Islamabad’s commitment “deepening fraternal relations with Bangladesh on the basis of mutual trust, mutual respect and sovereign equality”.

This came after Pakistan’s envoy to Dhaka, Imran Siddiqui, met Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen.

“We want stronger relations with brotherly Bangladesh in all walks of life. We share common bonds of history, religion and culture,” Siddiqui said.

According to Selim Raihan, Professor (Economics), Dhaka University and Executive Director, South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), there’s a friendship deficit in the India-Bangladesh ties.

“There has been some discomfort in Bangladesh on its expectations from India,” Raihan said. “Bangladesh has been most friendly to India compared to others in the region, yet the reciprocity from India’s side has been rather weak.”

He added, “The NRC has created a lot of discomfort in Bangladesh.”

Apart from that, Raihan said, there has been no movement from the Indian side on the Teesta water-sharing pact. “India has to take a larger leadership role in the South Asian region and it has to accommodate all issues it has with others with a broad perspective.”

Sharing of the Teesta river water has been a longstanding contentious issue between India and Bangladesh. The river originates from Sikkim and passes through West Bengal before finally merging with Brahmaputra in Assam and Jamuna in Bangladesh.

Dhaka wants 50 per cent share of the river’s water for the December-March period. During his visit to Dhaka in 2015, Prime Minister Modi had promised his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina that the matter will be resolved soon. There has, however, been little progress so far.

Apart from the NRC saga and the pending Teesta water-sharing agreement, Bangladesh is now also concerned that India will restrict movement of people coming into India citing the pandemic, which will impact Bangladeshi migrant labourers, according to sources in Dhaka.

Bangladesh wants India to move faster on projects
India’s own record of implementing projects in its neighbourhood has been “abysmally poor”, which pushes neighbouring countries more towards China, said the sources in Dhaka.

It is no different in Bangladesh where a number of Indian projects have not really taken off or are moving at an extremely slow pace.

While power projects announced by Reliance Power and the Adani Group remain at nascent stages, projects such as Akhaura-Agartala rail link, dredging of inland waterways and construction of India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline are all moving at a snail’s pace.

Bangladesh is also miffed with India for not giving a significant push to SAARC and BIMSTEC that would boost regional trading and connectivity. Besides, the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal Motor Vehicles Agreement has also not been making much progress.

“For the time being, this is mostly a signalling game and relations between India and Bangladesh appear to remain strong and even better than ever before,” said Xavier of Brookings India. “But beyond political slogans of Neighbourhood First or India First, China’s growing influence in Bangladesh is forcing India and Bangladesh to establish an increasingly transactional relationship.”

Recently, in a landmark move last week, the first trans-shipment of goods (iron and pulses) from Kolkata to India’s North-East took place through Bangladesh’s Chittagong port.

Bangladesh is the biggest development partner of India today. India has extended three Lines of Credit to Bangladesh in the last eight years amounting to $8 billion for development of infrastructure in various sectors including roads, railways, shipping and ports.

On Monday, India also granted 10 diesel broad gauge diesel locomotives to Bangladesh. “Bangladesh needs both India as well as China for its economic growth. The Bangladesh government wants more and more foreign funds for many of its infrastructure projects,” Raihan said. “India is our closest neighbour, so our expectations are more from her but it lacks the capacity to implement the projects compared to China, so there are some gaps.”

https://theprint.in/diplomacy/china...e-now-as-delhi-dhaka-ties-go-downhill/471769/

When you have Indian spokesman voicing such ludicrous ideas as this one, you can hardly blame Bangladesh for opting to widen their trade ties. Indian spokesman should refrain from trying to coax Bangladesh into their fights with Pakistan, it is demeaning and somewhat insulting to the pride and dignity of Bangladesh.

 

[Abdullah719]

Extract from https://theprint.in/opinion/global-...-nepal-afghanistan-not-good-for-india/488681/

Bangladesh sends a message

So even as China digs its heels in Ladakh, reinforcing physical infrastructure and airlifting troops to guard the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla to Bangladesh last week on a special aircraft with messages of peace and friendship.

Certainly, there’s something special about Bangladesh. There’s the 1971 blood tie, the fact that Bangladesh nestles into the Bay of Bengal and is the early transition into Southeast Asia. When India looks east, it first espies Bangladesh.

But when Foreign Secretary Shringla’s plane landed, no senior official of any consequence came to receive him, or see him off. In sharp contrast, when a team of 10 Chinese doctors arrived in Dhaka to help Bangladeshis combat the coronavirus in June, foreign minister A.K. Abdul Momen came to the airport to welcome them.

According to the Bangladeshi media, Hasina kept Shringla waiting for several hours before finally seeing him. No photos were released to the media of their meeting – the only ones that found its way to the newspapers was a photo of Shringla in Dhaka in March. Nor was there a proper briefing to the Bangladeshi media afterwards by Hasina’s office, except for a couple of predictable statements. Shringla came quietly and left quietly.

If this was a diplomatic reprimand by Hasina, the message was loud and clear. Fact is, Shringla is well-liked in Dhaka where he was High Commissioner from 2016-2019. He knows everyone across the political spectrum. It seems the implied rebuke was not personal.

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

The Indo-Bangladesh relation is definitely going through some hard times. In all honesty, India hasn't been a good neighbour to our country. They never stood beside us in the rohingya issue. It also seems like India is only interested in being the dominant force in the bilateral relation and has no interest in actually strengthening the bilateral tie based on mutual respect and benefit of both the countries.

 

[MenInG]

Bangladesh police on Thursday fired rubber bullets and tear gas at hundreds of mainly student demonstrators who were protesting against an upcoming visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Police said the protest got out of hand as demonstrators marched in the capital Dhaka, with many throwing rocks and stones at officers, injuring at least four.

“We fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse them. There were 200 protesters. We have also arrested 33 people for violence,” police official Syed Nurul Islam told AFP.

A spokesperson for the march said 2,000 mainly student protesters joined the demonstration.

The protesters accused Modi of stoking religious tensions and inciting anti-Muslim violence in the Indian state of Gujarat in 2002, which left about 1,000 people dead. Modi was Gujarat's chief minister at the time of the deadly religious riot.

“Some 40 protesters were injured, including 18 hospitalised with injuries from police beatings and rubber bullets,” Bin Yamin Molla, a senior official of the Student Rights Council, which organised the protest, told AFP.

Modi's two-day tour to the Muslim-majority nation, starting on Friday, will cap Dhaka's 10-day celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of its independence from Pakistan.

The celebrations also mark the birth centenary of the nation's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was the father of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Leaders from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives have already attended the festivities, which started on March 17.

During his visit, Modi will tour two temples in southern rural districts, including the birthplace of a top Hindu reformer who has tens of millions of followers in the Indian state of West Bengal and Bangladesh.

DAWN

 

[OMB]

PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina tete-a-tete productive, India-Bangladesh sign 5 MoUs | Big points

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that he had a "productive meeting" with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina during which they reviewed the full range of their strategic bilateral ties and discussed ways to further deepen the economic and cultural linkages.

"Both the talks were marked by great warmth and cordiality. The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the excellent state of bilateral relations, based on deep historical and fraternal ties, which reflect an all-encompassing bilateral partnership based on equality, trust and understanding that transcends even a strategic partnership," according to a Joint Statement issued after the meeting.

"Had a productive meeting with PM Sheikh Hasina. We reviewed the full range of India-Bangladesh relations and discussed ways to deepen economic and cultural linkages in the times to come,” Modi tweeted.

The two sides signed five MoUs covering areas such as connectivity, commerce, information technology and sports.

"India and Bangladesh signed MoUs in key sectors such as disaster management, sports and youth affairs, trade, technology and more.
These will add strength to our development partnership and benefit the people of our nations, especially the youth," Modi said.

"The visit symbolised the partnership of half-a-century between India and Bangladesh that has strengthened, matured and evolved as a model for bilateral relations for the entire region," according to the Joint Statement.

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that the two leaders discussed the progress achieved in areas of health, trade, connectivity, energy, developmental cooperation and others.

"Recognising that terrorism remains a threat to global peace and security, both sides reiterated their strong commitment to eliminating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations," the Joint Statement said.

Modi expressed India’s appreciation for the cooperation extended by Bangladesh in security related matters. He also reiterated India's "sincere and continued efforts" to conclude the Teesta water-sharing agreement in consultation with relevant stakeholders.

"The two leaders directed their respective Ministries of Water Resources to work towards an early conclusion of the Framework of Interim Agreement on sharing of waters of six common rivers, namely, Manu, Muhuri, Khowai, Gumti, Dharla and Dudhkumar," the joint statement said.
The Indian side also requested for early finalisation of a draft for sharing of water of Feni River pending with the Bangladeshi side, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told reporters.

Both leaders emphasised the importance of effective border management for ensuring a tranquil, stable and crime free border, the statement said.
Modi handed over a representational key of 109 ambulances to his counterpart Hasina. He also handed over a representational box as a symbol of India's gift of 1.2 million COVID vaccine doses to Bangladesh.

The two leaders also jointly inaugurated several projects virtually, including opening three new border haats on India-Bangladesh borders and inaugurating a new passenger train 'Mitali Express' connecting Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri on the Indian side.
This is the third passenger train after Maitree Express (Dhaka-Kolkata) and Bandhan Express (Khulna-Kolkata) running between the two countries.

The other projects included: foundation stone laying of a monument at Bangladesh's Ashuganj in memory of 1971 martyred Indian soldiers; extended development work at Rabindra Bhawan in Kuthibari and ground breaking for Infrastructure Development for Power Evacuation Facilities of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.

The MoUs signed were on Disaster Management, Resilience and Mitigation; cooperation between Bangladesh National Cadet Corps and National Cadet Corps and establishment of a Framework of Cooperation in the Area of Trade Remedial Measures.

Modi and Hasina also released India-Bangladesh Friendship stamps to commemorate the 50th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations. Modi's visit took place at a time Bangladesh is commemorating Mujib Borsho, the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 50 years of the country's War of Liberation.

On Friday, Modi attended the celebrations of the golden jubilee of the country's independence and the birth centenary of ‘Bangabandhu’ in Dhaka.

On Saturday, Modi offered prayers at the Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Ishwaripur village on Saturday and announced that India would construct a community hall-cum cyclone shelter attached to the temple. He visited the mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and paid floral tributes to him.

Modi also offered prayers at a Matua temple in Orakandi, the birthplace of Hindu mystic figure and Matua community's spiritual guru Harichand Thakur.

Speaking to the Matua community members, he said both India and Bangladesh want stability, love and peace instead of instability, terror and unrest in the world. Prime Minister Modi called on Bangladesh President Md.Abdul Hamid.

Modi also extended an invitation to Hasina to visit India in 2022. Modi thanked the people of Bangladesh for their affection during his visit.

"I am sure this visit will lead to further strengthening of bilateral ties between our nations," the prime minister tweeted.

https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/pm-modi-hasina-meeting-details-india-bangladesh-latest-news-693955?utm_source=vuukle&utm_medium=talk_of_town

 

[PakLFC]

There are plenty of illegal Indians everywhere too. Many in Mexico as well hoping to cross over in to America so they are in no position to complain about the Bangladeshis in India. The protests in Bangladesh will die down now that Modi has returned home.

 

[IndoorCricket]

There are plenty of illegal Indians everywhere too. Many in Mexico as well hoping to cross over in to America so they are in no position to complain about the Bangladeshis in India. The protests in Bangladesh will die down now that Modi has returned home.

What kind of logic is that? Every country has to deal with illegal immigrants whether its Indians or any other nationals.

 

[PakLFC]

What kind of logic is that? Every country has to deal with illegal immigrants whether its Indians or any other nationals.

Logic is simple sport! Don't condemn others for what your people do themselves.

 

[IndoorCricket]

Logic is simple sport! Don't condemn others for what your people do themselves.

So according to your logic no one should condemn any thing because every kind of person does some mistake?

 

[Hornbill]

Instead of engaging in useless violent protest like these and losing lives plan something big

 

[Giannis]

Every single Bangladeshi I've met in America has a strong contempt for Modi

 

[Local.Dada]

Every single Bangladeshi I've met in America has a strong contempt for Modi

You can’t go by that. Most Pakistanis I have met in USA enjoy a drink, not too hung up on religion and indulge in most activities which are considered haraam in their country, I thought Pakistanis were pious and religious people who stand up for the tenets but total contrast in real life to what I see online or read elsewhere. I would generalize carefully.

 

[Giannis]

You can’t go by that. Most Pakistanis I have met in USA enjoy a drink, not too hung up on religion and indulge in most activities which are considered haraam in their country, I thought Pakistanis were pious and religious people who stand up for the tenets but total contrast in real life to what I see online or read elsewhere. I would generalize carefully.

lol someones in denial, there are mass protests in Bangladesh. Muslims in general do not like Modi or any Hindu supremacist, period. What do you expect? It's only indians that are drinking the koolaid, the rest of the world isn't a fan of the butcher of gujarat.

 

[Local.Dada]

lol someones in denial, there are mass protests in Bangladesh. Muslims in general do not like Modi or any Hindu supremacist, period. What do you expect? It's only indians that are drinking the koolaid, the rest of the world isn't a fan of the butcher of gujarat.

If there are massive protests in Bangladesh about Modi it is Bangladesh governments problem not Modi’s.

Sure, If this was a government protest or something at that level which affected trade and diplomatic relations then sure Modi would have to address it, this is not even a speck of dust in the problems or decisions Modi has to make.

Also it makes sense if there is a farmers protest or something where it is about laws or rights in their own country but protesting because Modi visited Bangladesh and that too was a very successful and cordial visit at a government level ?

Who cares about rest of the world, we are 1.2 billion people, almost 20% of the worlds population, have a decent diplomatic and trade relationships with pretty much everyone in the world including China and our premier has been getting honors from Islamic countries like UaE and Saudis, so Modi is not going to lose sleep over Kashmir hour in Pakistan or rabid protests in Bangladesh. Now yes, if this results in atrocities on minorities like Hindu then sure it is Indias problem as we now have CAA to protect these minorities form persecution.

 

[PakLFC]

So according to your logic no one should condemn any thing because every kind of person does some mistake?

I am saying that that if people from a country are desperate to reach better shores then don't complain when those living in war zones end up in your country.

 

[FearlessRoar]

This is what the Indian media doesn't want to talk about.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1781550511591985427

 

[Champ_Pal]

This is what the Indian media doesn't want to talk about.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1781550511591985427

What was the reason for stone pelting? Those stones can crack skulls if they hit. Thankfully Indian tourists were more civilized than them.

Clearly those stone pelters are kids. No more than 15 yrs old. Shame on their parents. Brainwashed by someone or a group.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

This is what the Indian media doesn't want to talk about.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1781550511591985427

Borders work. Illegal Bangladeshis in India need to be sent back and the border needs to be closed.

It's not in anyone's interest to have Bangladeshis to come in and do labour.

But this stupid government won't do it.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Border Security Force seizes 3.2 kg gold worth Rs 2.35 crore at the India-Bangladesh border

NDTV

 

[cricketjoshila]

Borders work. Illegal Bangladeshis in India need to be sent back and the border needs to be closed.

It's not in anyone's interest to have Bangladeshis to come in and do labour.

But this stupid government won't do it.

Which stupid government?

When the present government tries to deport illegal immigrants, who is moving to supreme court?

 

[Hitman]

Which stupid government?

When the present government tries to deport illegal immigrants, who is moving to supreme court?

Your and my state are the biggest victims of those illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Your and my state are the biggest victims of those illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

Reminds me how the infrastructure of my city has suffered. How demographics have changed.

 

[Hitman]

Reminds me how the infrastructure of my city has suffered. How demographics have changed.

Bro, if you have an Assamese friend then ask him the type of things that happened during the Tarun Gogoi government in Assam. Hundreds of thousands of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants found their place in my state during his tenure as CM from 2001 till 2016.

 

[globetrotter]

Bangladesh opposition parties are going mad as India already implemented CAA. The biggest blow is for Bangladeshi illegal migrants. Very soon India start deportation

Also Modi government implementing UCC in 3rd term which will result more illegal migrants fled to Bangladesh.

If large number of illegal migrants returned to Bangladesh, then Bangladesh’s economy will collapse… Bangladeshi opposition don’t want this.

 

[Hitman]

Bangladesh opposition parties are going mad as India already implemented CAA. The biggest blow is for Bangladeshi illegal migrants. Very soon India start deportation

Also Modi government implementing UCC in 3rd term which will result more illegal migrants fled to Bangladesh.

If large number of illegal migrants returned to Bangladesh, then Bangladesh’s economy will collapse… Bangladeshi opposition don’t want this.

I guess you meant NRC?

 

[cricketjoshila]

I guess you meant NRC?

All India NRC is needed.

 

[Hitman]

All India NRC is needed.

Drastically needed.

 

[globetrotter]

All India NRC is needed.

In 3rd term Modi government fully implement NRC and UCC and should deport all illegal migrants to Senitel Island

 

[Champ_Pal]

Drastically needed.

I think Assamese people will benefit the most if NRC is property implemented.

 

[cricketjoshila]

I think Assamese people will benefit the most if NRC is property implemented.

We residents of West Bengal will benefit most

 

[Red-Indian]

Drastically needed.

I've said it before but an all India register of citizens is a pipe dream. Forget a register of citizens...we haven't been able to conduct a census since 2011. If you start examining people's documents...you'll find millions of folks undocumented. There'll be social unrest on a scale unprecedented.

 

[cricketjoshila]

I've said it before but an all India register of citizens is a pipe dream. Forget a register of citizens...we haven't been able to conduct a census since 2011. If you start examining people's documents...you'll find millions of folks undocumented. There'll be social unrest on a scale unprecedented.

India's census was due in 2021. It was delayed by two years due to Covid.

Its scheduled to take place in 2024 last quarter.

So anyone can stand up and say he is an Indian and he doesn't need proof of that. Lol.

 

[Hitman]

We residents of West Bengal will benefit most

Bro, read this. And then some people wonder why we Assamese people hate these Miyas (illegal immigrants).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1790215356990021969