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Relations with Bangladesh

  

Information on Bangladesh
1.      One of the poorest countries in the world
2.      Poor health facilities, regular outbreaks of endemic diseases taking a heavy toll
3.      High unemployment, high inflation – leading to large-scale migration, especially into India
4.      Ranked as the world's most corrupt nation in 2005, currently 120/180.


Type OF Politics
1.      Parliamentary democracy, with two strong political parties
2.      Proliferation of several radical Islamic parties, who aim to establish a Sharia-based administrative set-up
3.      A moderate Islamic democratic country, Bangladesh has also been a breeding ground for terrorists
4.      Current govt led by Sheikh Hasina, leader of the Bangladesh Awami League.



Accusations of Bangladesh
● Accuses India of waging hydrological war – by controlling flow of Brahmaputra and Ganga
● This, Bangladesh says, has a catastrophic effect on its agriculture and ecosystem
● Accuses India of employing bullying tactics and arm-twisting
● Accuses India of interference in its internal affairs
●30 year water treaty in 1996, after the old one lapsed in 1988