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Two nations, one shared history, and a relationship that has grown on its own terms
Two nations, one shared history, and a relationship that has grown on its own terms. In March 2021, when India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Dhaka for Bangladesh's golden jubilee celebrations, what followed was telling: new rail and road links, energy agreements, and a joint declaration describing both countries as natural partners. The phrase deserves examination. It is not diplomatic courtesy. The partnership that exists today was not inherited from 1971. It was constructed, project by project, over five decades of deliberate cooperation between two countries whose interests have grown steadily more aligned. Equals with Shared Roots India was the first country to recognise Bangladesh on December 6, 1971, and sheltered ten million refugees during the Liberation War. That solidarity created a foundation of trust built upon ever since. But the exchange has never been one-directional. Bangladesh has provided India's landlocked northeastern states with transit access through its territory and ports, a geographical contribution worth billions in reduced logistics costs. The Chittagong and Mongla ports serve as vital gateways…
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