B'desh, China to step up defence ties
New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Bangladesh and China on Sunday signalled their intention to cooperate on a project to manage the Teesta river and to launch a new strategic dialogue between their foreign ministers as well as a diplomacy and defence dialogue.
The moves are unlikely to go down well in New Delhi, especially at a time when Dhaka is yet to respond to the Indian side's invitations to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for a bilateral visit and participation in the upcoming Brics Summit.
The Teesta is the only one of 54 trans-boundary rivers for which India and Bangladesh are yet to conclude a water-sharing agreement. Concerns have grown on the Indian side over recent discussions between Bangladesh and China, including during Rahman's first major...
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