India-Bangladesh to explore sub-regional connectivity
India and Bangladesh, during the Modi-Hasina Summit on Saturday, have decided to explore sub-regional connectivity initiatives that could not only lead to higher volumes of trade between eastern and north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, but also strengthen the Indo-Pacific construct.
At the Summit in Dhaka on Saturday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for additional road and railway connectivity links to Nepal as well as rail links to Bhutan via Indian territory. Modi on his part sought cooperation in establishing connectivity between Guwahati and Chattogram Port that would boost Assam’s connectivity with the Asean and beyond.
