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Contemporary South Asia 39 The government of Pakistan, unhappy with Bangladesh’s in turn, blames the Indian denial of illegal immigration to government and its security India, its support for anti-Indian agencies for fomenting trouble Islamic fundamentalist groups, Bangladesh’s refusal to allow in the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. Indian troops to move through its territory to northeastern India and Pakistan also have India, and its decision not had problems over the sharing to export natural gas to India of river waters. Until 1960, they Why is it that or allow Myanmar to do so every one of our were locked in a fierce argument through Bangladeshi territory. neighbours has a over the use of the rivers of Bangladeshi governments have problem with India? the Indus basin. Eventually, in felt that the Indian government 1960, with the help of the World Is there something behaves like a regional bully wrong with our Bank, India and Pakistan signed over the sharing of river waters, foreign policy? Or is it the Indus Waters Treaty which encouraging rebellion in the just our size? has survived to this day in spite Chittagong Hill Tracts, trying to of various military conflicts in extract its natural gas and being which the two countries have unfair in trade. The two countries been involved. There are still could not resolve their boundary some minor differences about dispute for a long while. the interpretation of the Indus Despite their differences, India Waters Treaty and the use of the and Bangladesh do cooperate on river waters. The two countries many issues. Economic relations are not in agreement over the have improved considerably in demarcation line in Sir Creek in the last 20 years. Bangladesh the Rann of Kutch. The dispute is a part of India’s Look East seems minor, but there is an (Act East since 2014) policy that underlying worry that how the wants to link up with Southeast dispute is settled may have an Asia via Myanmar. On disaster impact on the control of sea management and environmental resources in the area adjoining issues, the two states have Sir Creek. India and Pakistan cooperated regularly. In 2015, are holding negotiations on all they exchanged certain enclaves. these issues. Efforts are on to broaden the areas of cooperation further by identifying common threats India and its O ther and being more sensitive to each other’s needs. N eighbours Nepal and India enjoy a very The governments of India and special relationship that has very Bangladesh have had differences few parallels in the world. A treaty over several issues including between the two countries allows the sharing of the Ganga and the citizens of the two countries Brahmaputra river waters. The to travel to and work in the Indian government has been other country without visas and Reprint 2026-27