Despite a slew of assurances from the leaderships of both Bangladesh and India for the last 21 months, the much-talked-about Teesta water sharing agreement has not been signed yet. Besides, no conclusion of the issue appears to be in sight in the near future. An interim agreement on Teesta water sharing was set to be ... Read more
teesta water-sharing
Deal ‘as soon as feasible’
Manmohan assures Hasina of Teesta waters; Nam summit starts today Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday assured his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina of India’s firm commitment to ink the proposed Teesta water-sharing deal “as soon as feasible”. During their meeting at Grand Azadi Hotel in Tehran ahead of the Non-Aligned Movement (Nam) Summit, Manmohan also ... Read more