Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to Delhi for the second time on a bilateral visit this June. If all goes well, she is scheduled to visit the neighboring country on June 21. Earlier, she visited Delhi on the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of the Indian cabinet on June 8.
According to diplomatic sources, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit may be for three days. Preparations are underway for the summit meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on June 22. Sheikh Hasina's first bilateral visit to Delhi after assuming office as Prime Minister for the fourth term was finalized in the political circles of the two countries. However, since the second half of last year, China has been eager to get Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Beijing.
After the swearing-in of the Indian cabinet on June 8, the two leaders held a brief meeting and both leaders invited each other to visit. As a result, there were speculations about whether she would go to Delhi on a bilateral visit again in a short period of time. Finally putting an end to all the speculations, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to Delhi on a bilateral visit as per the earlier plan.
Since the Awami League came to power in 2008, relations between Bangladesh and India have undergone major changes in the last 15 years. Although there has been great progress in various areas including connectivity, power cooperation, trade, there are some unresolved issues. India's priority is security and Bangladesh has ensured that. On the other hand, Bangladesh's priority is water and in this case, the complications regarding the distribution of water from other rivers including Teesta are not resolved yet. Apart from this, there are complications with the killing of Bangladeshis by the Indian border forces and non-tariff barriers in some areas of trade.
But bilateral sub-regional cooperation on accession is greater now than ever before. Bangladesh is also importing electricity from Nepal through India, starting from the possibility of cooperation between Bangladesh, India and Japan centered on Matarbari.