- Adverse balance to trade:
- To enable more Bangladeshi exports to flow into India, duty free entry was granted in 2011 under SAFTA.
- An SEZ in BG for Indian manufacturing companies has been mooted and notified.
- To offset economic asymmetry, India has granted BG generous line of credit (LOCs) and grants, with commitments reaching $ 8 bn.
- Rise of religious radicalism and terrorism, defense and security issues will require greater cooperation.
- Bangladesh has taken strong and effective steps against who have been inspired by IS and involved in terrorist strikes.
- Rohingya Issue
- Illegal Migration and NRC of Assam
- Sharing of river waters
- China’s growing insecurity and economical footprints in South Asia.
