India-Bangladesh relations reach at significant force multiplier stage

The relations of both the countries find expression in several areas such as sharing inland waterways and power

With more sectors added to the mix every year and deeper engagement in the ones established, Bangladesh-India relations have reached levels where they are significant force multipliers for each other. Straddling political hoop steps, India now supplies almost 2 Gw to Bangladesh, just less than 8 per cent of domestic power generation in the country. Sharing river waters, mostly of the Teesta, has not yet, however, been agreed upon. 

Yet both countries have agreed that a technical team will soon visit Bangladesh to discuss conserving the waters and managing the river. It is a key step just