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Sushma Swaraj makes her first Foreign Visit to Bangaldesh

Sushma Swaraj makes her first Foreign Visit to Bangaldesh

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In her first stand-alone official visit abroad as External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj will head to Bangladesh today. Swaraj will hold talks with top leadership of Bangladesh on key bilateral issues including Land Boundary Agreement and proposed Teesta river pact.

Though there are no pacts to be signed and no big expectations, the trip, which is termed as a “goodwill” visit is aimed at taking forward the bilateral ties which are on a “positive trajectory” for past few years. The Indian side maintains they were not going with the “shopping list” and that the minister will review the status of bilateral ties and what to expect in the coming years.
 

However, the Indian delegation, which is expected to raise issues like illegal immigration and market access, is also prepared that Bangladesh will raise issues of Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) and proposed Teesta river pact. The LBA, which is yet to be approved by Parliament, is aimed at redrawing the international boundary between India and Bangladesh by exchanging enclaves along with population on either side, thus making the highly porous Indo-Bangla border more manageable

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