New Delhi [India], India and Bangladesh have committed to seek collaboration in cutting-edge technologies, including nuclear, oceanographic and space technology. The two nations will partner in jointly developing a small satellite for Bangladesh and launching it using an Indian launch vehicle.
India will extend the e-medical visa service to Bangladeshi people traveling to India for medical treatment. India also agreed to open a new Auxiliary High Commission of India in Rangpur as a step to facilitate expeditious consular and visa services for the people of the northwestern region of Bangladesh.
Recognizing the importance of water resources management in bilateral relations, India will continue to prioritize data sharing and formulate the framework for interim water sharing based on the recommendations of the Joint Commission on Rivers.As part of development cooperation, India will also undertake conservation and management of the Teesta River within Bangladesh with Indian assistance within a mutually agreed timeline.
During Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's state visit to India, the two nations announced the creation of a new paradigm of future-oriented partnership through a "Shared Vision for India-Bangladesh Digital Partnership" and a “Shared Vision of Green India-Bangladesh Partnership for a Future” in line with their respective broader Vision of “Viksit Bharat 2047” and “Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041”.
The joint statement issued by India and Bangladesh says: "Underlining the critical role that emerging technologies play in building inclusive, sustainable and digitally empowered societies and in bringing greater benefits to the people of both countries, we are forging a new paradigm for a partnership oriented to the future. through a 'Shared Vision for India-Bangladesh Digital Partnership' and a 'Shared Vision for India-Bangladesh Green Partnership for a Sustainable Future' in line with our respective broader Vision of 'Viksit Bharat 2047' and 'Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041'.""These will build a transformative collaboration between India and Bangladesh by leveraging green and digital technologies to foster economic growth, sustainable and climate-resilient development, environmental conservation, cross-border digital exchange and regional prosperity. We will also seek collaboration on frontier technologies, including civil nuclear, oceanographic and space technology. To this end, we will partner in jointly developing a small satellite for Bangladesh and launching it using an Indian launch vehicle," he added.
India and Bangladesh announced that they will strengthen their trade and investment ties with each other. The two nations also committed to encouraging and supporting the private sector to pursue new investment opportunities in each other's priority areas of economic development.
The joint statement reads: "Resolving to work to promote the prosperity of our people, we will strengthen trade and investment ties between us, including through the early launch of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the early operationalization of two special economic agreements Special Economic Zones (SEZs) offered by Bangladesh to India at Mongla and Mirsharai, opening of new border areas, trade facilitation to enhance bilateral trade, improving road, rail, air and maritime and commercial infrastructure that can transform our geographical proximity into new economic opportunities for our people." "We will also encourage and support our private sector to seek new investment opportunities in each other's priority areas of economic development," he added.
The two nations committed to continue expanding their energy and energy collaboration and develop intra-regional electricity trade, including competitively priced power generated from clean energy projects in India, Nepal and Bhutan, across the grid. Indian electric.
India and Bangladesh agreed to accelerate the development of a high-capacity 765 kV interconnection between Katihar-Parbatipur-Bornagar with adequate Indian financial assistance, to act as an anchor for grid connectivity. On June 21, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina arrived in India on a two-day state visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Newly appointed Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirtivardhan Singh welcomed the Bangladesh Prime Minister at the airport upon his arrival.
This was the first incoming bilateral state visit after Prime Minister Modi assumed office for the third consecutive term following the Lok Sabha elections. Notably, Sheikh Hasina was among the world leaders who attended Prime Minister Modi's swearing-in ceremony on June 9.
On June 22, Prime Minister Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina held a bilateral meeting and delegation-level talks during the latter's state visit to India. The joint statement reads: "In their extensive discussions , the two leaders acknowledged that the India-Bangladesh partnership, which is based on deep historical, linguistic, cultural and economic ties, has strengthened in the last decade inspired by the spirit of their shared community sacrifices of 1971 and guided by their new ones. aspirations of the 21st century.
"This reflects a comprehensive partnership that transcends a strategic partnership, built on shared values and interests, equality, trust and understanding and rooted in mutual sensitivity to each other's aspirations and concerns," she added.
Sheikh Hasina visited President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Saturday. She also met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at the Vice President's Enclave here in Delhi on Saturday.
India will extend the e-medical visa service to Bangladeshi people traveling to India for medical treatment. India also agreed to open a new Auxiliary High Commission of India in Rangpur as a step to facilitate expeditious consular and visa services for the people of the northwestern region of Bangladesh.
Recognizing the importance of water resources management in bilateral relations, India will continue to prioritize data sharing and formulate the framework for interim water sharing based on the recommendations of the Joint Commission on Rivers.As part of development cooperation, India will also undertake conservation and management of the Teesta River within Bangladesh with Indian assistance within a mutually agreed timeline.
During Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's state visit to India, the two nations announced the creation of a new paradigm of future-oriented partnership through a "Shared Vision for India-Bangladesh Digital Partnership" and a “Shared Vision of Green India-Bangladesh Partnership for a Future” in line with their respective broader Vision of “Viksit Bharat 2047” and “Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041”.
The joint statement issued by India and Bangladesh says: "Underlining the critical role that emerging technologies play in building inclusive, sustainable and digitally empowered societies and in bringing greater benefits to the people of both countries, we are forging a new paradigm for a partnership oriented to the future. through a 'Shared Vision for India-Bangladesh Digital Partnership' and a 'Shared Vision for India-Bangladesh Green Partnership for a Sustainable Future' in line with our respective broader Vision of 'Viksit Bharat 2047' and 'Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041'.""These will build a transformative collaboration between India and Bangladesh by leveraging green and digital technologies to foster economic growth, sustainable and climate-resilient development, environmental conservation, cross-border digital exchange and regional prosperity. We will also seek collaboration on frontier technologies, including civil nuclear, oceanographic and space technology. To this end, we will partner in jointly developing a small satellite for Bangladesh and launching it using an Indian launch vehicle," he added.
India and Bangladesh announced that they will strengthen their trade and investment ties with each other. The two nations also committed to encouraging and supporting the private sector to pursue new investment opportunities in each other's priority areas of economic development.
The joint statement reads: "Resolving to work to promote the prosperity of our people, we will strengthen trade and investment ties between us, including through the early launch of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the early operationalization of two special economic agreements Special Economic Zones (SEZs) offered by Bangladesh to India at Mongla and Mirsharai, opening of new border areas, trade facilitation to enhance bilateral trade, improving road, rail, air and maritime and commercial infrastructure that can transform our geographical proximity into new economic opportunities for our people." "We will also encourage and support our private sector to seek new investment opportunities in each other's priority areas of economic development," he added.
The two nations committed to continue expanding their energy and energy collaboration and develop intra-regional electricity trade, including competitively priced power generated from clean energy projects in India, Nepal and Bhutan, across the grid. Indian electric.
India and Bangladesh agreed to accelerate the development of a high-capacity 765 kV interconnection between Katihar-Parbatipur-Bornagar with adequate Indian financial assistance, to act as an anchor for grid connectivity. On June 21, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina arrived in India on a two-day state visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Newly appointed Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirtivardhan Singh welcomed the Bangladesh Prime Minister at the airport upon his arrival.
This was the first incoming bilateral state visit after Prime Minister Modi assumed office for the third consecutive term following the Lok Sabha elections. Notably, Sheikh Hasina was among the world leaders who attended Prime Minister Modi's swearing-in ceremony on June 9.
On June 22, Prime Minister Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina held a bilateral meeting and delegation-level talks during the latter's state visit to India. The joint statement reads: "In their extensive discussions , the two leaders acknowledged that the India-Bangladesh partnership, which is based on deep historical, linguistic, cultural and economic ties, has strengthened in the last decade inspired by the spirit of their shared community sacrifices of 1971 and guided by their new ones. aspirations of the 21st century.
"This reflects a comprehensive partnership that transcends a strategic partnership, built on shared values and interests, equality, trust and understanding and rooted in mutual sensitivity to each other's aspirations and concerns," she added.
Sheikh Hasina visited President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Saturday. She also met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at the Vice President's Enclave here in Delhi on Saturday.
