Mention two areas each of cooperation and disagreement between India and Bangladesh.

Disagreement 

1. Differences over the sharing of the Ganga and Brahmaputra river waters. 

2. Illegal immigration to India. 

3. Refusal to allow Indian troops to move through its territory. 

4. Not to export natural gas to India. 

Cooperation 

1. Economic relations have been improved considerably within the last ten years. 

2. Bangladesh is the part of India’s ‘Look East’ policy to link up with southeast Asia via Myanmar. 

3. Cooperated on the issues of disaster management and environment. 

4. Cooperation on identifying common threats and being more sensitive to each other’s needs.

A.  In two areas there is cooperation between India and Bangladesh.

• On 19 June 1999, to strengthen bilateral relations, bus service from Calcutta to Dhaka was started. This helped to improve relations.
• On 12 December 1996, an agreement was reached between the two countries regarding the sharing of river waters.

B. There are two areas where disputes exist between India and Bangladesh.

• The dispute over the sharing of the Ganga Brahmaputra river waters has not yet been solved: 
• A major dispute between India and Pakistan was about the Teen Bigha Corridor. This problem has remained even after Bangladesh became independent from Pakistan.