When it comes to Bangladesh-India relationship, people refer to broken promises without analyzing the underlying causes for those broken promises. They forget that within the last 40 years' lifespan of Bangladesh, it has been mostly run by political parties that are unfriendly to India. Remnant of anti-Indian sentiment of the Pakistani-era is still fresh in the hearts and minds of vast majority people in Bangladesh. No government has taken any step to repair it. In fact, that sentiment is still a winning political strategy in Bangladesh. Every time election comes, BNP/Jamat ignites anti-Indian sentiment, and fills peoples' psyche with renewed resentment towards India. As a result, very few people actually trust India, even when it is a simple goodwill gesture, like cultural exchanges.
As you know – selfless help only comes from friends, not from enemies. When Bangladeshi people cannot trust the lone country that fought alongside them for the independence of their motherland, who do you blame? If we blame anybody, it should be us, not India. You should not forget, there would be no Bangladesh without Indian help. Please don't tell me now - India did it for their own interest; I know that. That's how it works. Otherwise, why would they risk their lives and resources? I am talking about trust-deficit here.
Bangladesh is nowhere near to establish a friendly relationship with India because of trust deficit. Therefore, let's stop those emotional talks about big-brotherly love and broken promises, and analyze the situation critically. We need psychiatric help to repair our collective psyche, before we take any step towards normalizing relationship with India. India is trying to build Tipaimukh barrage for their own interest and need. Should there be a concern for Bangladesh? The answer is YES or NO, depending on whether India considers Bangladesh as a friendly country or not. That's a conundrum even Bangladesh doesn't know how to solve, let alone India. Jiten Roy --- On Tue, 6/5/12, Shah Deeldar <shahdeeldar@yahoo.com> wrote:
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