{"id":277643,"date":"2024-01-13T10:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T05:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?page_id=277643"},"modified":"2024-01-13T10:59:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T05:29:02","slug":"answered-critically-examine-the-effectiveness-of-indias-neighbourhood-first-policy-in-the-context-of-its-diplomatic-relations-with-bangladesh-and-other-neighbouring-countr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-critically-examine-the-effectiveness-of-indias-neighbourhood-first-policy-in-the-context-of-its-diplomatic-relations-with-bangladesh-and-other-neighbouring-countr\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] Critically examine the effectiveness of India\u2019s \u2018Neighbourhood First\u2019 policy in the context of its diplomatic relations with Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries."},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"width: 99.5612%; height: 181px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 181px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 181px;\" width=\"601\"><strong>Introduction: <\/strong>Give a brief context to the question<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body: <\/strong>Importance of Bangladesh for India especially as part of Neighbourhood First Policy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion: <\/strong>Way forward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Bangladesh\u00a0Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\u00a0was sworn in for a fifth term after a\u00a0landslide victory in recent elections held in Bangladesh. Her party Awami League won nearly three-quarters of elected seats in parliament, with allied parties and friendly independent candidates making up nearly all the remainder. The win is significant for India as she is seen as one of India\u2019s closest friends and allies, over the years &amp; fostered a friendly and mutually beneficial relationship between the two countries.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Effectiveness of India\u2019s \u201cNeigbourhood First\u201d Policy regarding Bangladesh<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>National Security: <\/strong>PM Hasina is seen as a very cooperative leader who has eased India\u2019s security on its very long eastern border. Her crackdown on anti-India elements and counter-terrorism cooperation with India has single-handedly improved India\u2019s overall security situation over the last decade or so.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economic cooperation<\/strong>: Bangladesh has replaced Pakistan as be second-largest economy in the South Asian region with\u00a0a GDP of Bangladesh $460 billion in 2022, more than Pakistan\u2019s $375 billion. As per recent estimates, Bangladesh was the fifth largest export destination for Indian goods &amp; accounted for more than 2.7 percent of all Indian exports, worth $12.2 billion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regional cooperation<\/strong>: India hopes that Bangladesh will serve as a pivot for regional cooperation in the Bay of Bengal littoral, which connects South and South East Asia, extending beyond the subcontinent. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), which links the eastern subcontinent with Myanmar and Thailand, has its secretariat in Dhaka.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connectivity<\/strong>:\u00a0India\u2019s \u2018neighbourhood policy\u2019 has focussed on Bangladesh, which has emerged as a key interlocutor in India\u2019s \u2018Act East Policy\u2019 and sub-regional groupings like BIMSTEC and the BBIN Initiative. The Padma multipurpose bridge and the Akhaura-Agartala rail link will dramatically change connectivity within Bangladesh and with India. Bangladesh is facilitating efficient connectivity to India\u2019s Northeast through overland transit and inland waterways.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water resource management: <\/strong>Significant progress has been made in the field of water resources management especially related to the Teesta water-sharing agreement. The two nations have successfully signed a MoU about the equitable distribution of the Feni River\u2019s waters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Energy cooperation<\/strong>: The\u00a0India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline\u00a0connecting\u00a0Siliguri in West Bengal and Parbatipur in the Dinajpur district of Bangladesh, will transport\u00a0one million Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA)\u00a0of High-Speed Diesel to Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Defence cooperation<\/strong>: Bangladesh &amp; India share 4096.7 km. of the border; the\u00a0longest land boundary that India shares with any of its neighbours. The two nations also conduct Joint Exercises like Exercise Sampriti and Exercise Bongosagar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bangladesh is integral to India\u2019s Neighbourhood Policy, especially in the wake of recent disturbances in the region between India and Maldives. India needs to strengthen regional groups like SAARC, BIMSTEC, etc that will give\u00a0full impetus to India\u2019s Neighbourhood First policy\u00a0and elevate India-Bangladesh relations to another level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: Give a brief context to the question Body: Importance of Bangladesh for India especially as part of Neighbourhood First Policy. Conclusion: Way forward Bangladesh\u00a0Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\u00a0was sworn in for a fifth term after a\u00a0landslide victory in recent elections held in Bangladesh. Her party Awami League won nearly three-quarters of elected seats in parliament,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-critically-examine-the-effectiveness-of-indias-neighbourhood-first-policy-in-the-context-of-its-diplomatic-relations-with-bangladesh-and-other-neighbouring-countr\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[Answered] Critically examine the effectiveness of India\u2019s \u2018Neighbourhood First\u2019 policy in the context of its diplomatic relations with Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-277643","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/277643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/277643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}