India has assured to help Bangladesh in the Teesta river conservation project. A bilateral meeting was held in New Delhi on Saturday led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh respectively. Later, the Ministry of External Affairs of India informed that New Delhi will send an expert team to assist in the project of conservation and development of Teesta inside Bangladesh.
And the announcement of sending that expert team is considered very important by the country’s diplomatic circles. Because China has already noticed that project. He also offered a large sum of money. However, the official statement from India did not utter a word about China. News from Hindustan Times.
In a press conference in New Delhi, India’s Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said that the rivers between India and Bangladesh are very “important and sensitive” issues. Naturally, the issue of the river is important because of India’s friendly relationship with Bangladesh. Many rivers flow through the two countries. And one of them is Teesta. So the issue of Teesta is also very important.
Why India’s move is important in view of Beijing’s proposal – The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that India’s announcement about the Bangladesh government’s long-planned dredging and development of the Teesta is very important. Because China is trying to take away that project. Beijing has already officially submitted a proposal of one billion US dollars. New Delhi has expressed concern to Dhaka about the project being referred to the Chinese company.
Sheikh Hasina will be free from pressure on India’s announcement: Prime Minister Hasina may visit China next month. According to the concerned circles, the Prime Minister will be able to remove the pressure that China was trying to create with the Teesta project as a result of India’s announcement. He can be very open.
Why it is of concern to India: Teesta flows over India and Bangladesh. The statement of the diplomatic circles – if any Chinese organization gets a reference to the conservation project of that river, then Beijing can grab all the very important information including the flow of the river.
Source: Hindustan Times.
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