01-12-2010, 01:50 AM
Move in the right direction.
[url="http://www.hindustantimes.com/Bangladesh-vows-not-to-allow-anti-India-terror-gets-1-bn/H1-Article1-496358.aspx"]Bangladesh vows not to allow anti-India terror from its soil, gets $1 bn[/url]
[url="http://www.hindustantimes.com/Bangladesh-vows-not-to-allow-anti-India-terror-gets-1-bn/H1-Article1-496358.aspx"]Bangladesh vows not to allow anti-India terror from its soil, gets $1 bn[/url]
Quote:Press Trust Of India
New Delhi, January 11, 2010
Bangladesh on Monday promised not to allow its territory to be used for terror against India as they signed three agreements to jointly combat the menace while India announced a one-billion dollar line of credit to that country.
The significant Line of Credit offered by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during talks with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina marked the highest one-time grant by India to any country.
India decided to give 250mw of power to Bangladesh from the central grid while they signed a power-sharing agreement.
New Delhi sought to address Dhaka's concerns with regard to non-tariff barriers by agreeing to remove these on more items and assured that India will not take any step on Meghalaya-based Tapaimukh dam which would hurt Bangladesh's interests.
At the wide-ranging talks in New Delhi between Singh and Hasina, the two sides reached a number of decisions to revive the traditional links of connectivity, which included Akhaura-Agartala railway line.
The discussions covered the entire gamut of bilateral ties, with particular focus on terrorism, security, connectivity, trade and investment, border-related issues and sharing of water and power resources.
During the discussions, Hasina told Singh that her government will not allow Bangladesh to be used for terrorism directed at India, an assurance aimed at addressing a major concern here about North East insurgents taking shelter there.
The two leaders discussed ways in which the countries could cooperate in checking the menace of terrorism.