(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Indo-Bangladesh Connectivity & Economic Partnership

Topic: Indo-Bangladesh Connectivity & Economic Partnership

Guest:

Veena Sikri, (Former Ambassador)
Harsh V. Pant, (Head, Strategic Studies, ORF)
Alok Bansal, (Director, India Foundation)

Topic Description:

The first-ever container cargo from Kolkata via Bangladesh’s Chattogram port has reached Agartala, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday, terming it a “historic milestone” in the Indo-Bangladesh connectivity and economic partnership. Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya had last week flagged off the first trial container ship from Kolkata carrying cargo meant for Agartala that reached the city via the Chattogram port. India and Bangladesh have enhanced cooperation in shipping and inland water trade in the recent years. Under the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade, in addition to the six existing Ports of Call, five more in each country have been added recently. A Port of Call is a place where a ship stops during a voyage to enable the loading and unloading of cargo.