New Delhi, June 2 -- India on Tuesday said that it will examine issues related to the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty with Bangladesh through existing bilateral mechanisms, emphasising that river-related matters between the two countries are addressed through structured cooperation.

Responding to a question during the weekly media briefing on remarks by a spokesperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who said Dhaka's ties with New Delhi depend on a new Ganges water-sharing agreement as the existing treaty is due to expire in December, MEA Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted the institutional framework already in place between the two neighbours.

Jaiswal noted that India and Bangladesh share 54 rivers and have establi...