Jammu, June 1 -- The Siliguri Corridor is dangerously cloase to the site

By Nantoo Banerjee

Bangladesh's involvement of China in the country's US$ 1.5-billion Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project (TRCMRP) seems to have posed a significant geopolitical tension for India and its defence concerns. Dhaka made a formal request to China for the project during Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman's recent visit to Beijing, reflecting a pivot in Bangladesh's foreign policy under its new government. And, Beijing obliged quite eagerly as it could be part of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Bangladesh. The project under Chinese technical and financial involvement has naturally heightened India's security concerns in view ...