Sunday, June 7, 2015

Modi conquers Bangladesh but Mamata silent on Teesta River dispute


Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conquered another neighbor - his maiden visit to Bangladesh was full of promises and there were hopes that the Teesta River dispute would be resolved. But, the studied silence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee acted as a dampener.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 8 June 2015.
Dhaka is happy at the huge investment proposals of Reliance and the Adani group to do business in Bangladesh but the sharing of the river waters was a more serious issue. The media was surprised and "saddened" by Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's "studied silence" on the issue.
The media highlighted that the drastic fall in the Teesta water level was affecting the environment, and that the silence of West Bengal CM on the matter had hurt them, especially after the promises she had made in February during her visit.
Dhaka wants her to rise above petty party politics for the sake of good neighborliness.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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