India and Bangladesh: A Multi Faceted Relationship

Abstract

The physical map of the Indian subcontinent depicts an integrated landmass, bounded by the Pamirs/ Hindukush to the North West and the Himalayas to the North, with the Patkai Range, Naga, and Chin Hills forming a natural border between India’s North-Eastern states and Myanmar. The ends of the Indian Peninsula are bounded by the seas in three directions. This article attempts to review important aspects of the continuously evolving India-Bangladesh relationship - as Bangladesh, today with the second largest GDP in South Asia, journeys through its fifty-first year as an independent nation.