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A Deshmukh wrote: ↑20 Aug 2024 16:31 there are lot of things that can be stopped from our side - salt, cotton, electricity, cattle....
if Bengalis want to replicate steps towards tsp and afghanistan....why should we stop them.
the brainless buggers have just stopped the export of hilsa fish to India where bengal is a big market for this fish, and the hilsa prices have dropped in beedilandAccording to the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), the record salt production over the past 62 years came in fiscal year 2022-23, when 2,232,890 tonnes of salt was produced.
chetak sir, actually amended laws of power import specify that India will only import electricity from dams made by Indian and Nepalese companies only, so no power import from Chinese made dams, an issue in the Nepal threadchetak wrote: ↑20 Aug 2024 18:10
nepal can and will surely want to export power to the beedis just to spite India and the cheen will push for it but the nepali power / grid has to traverse Indian territory and the sly buggers have just invited Modiji for a "state" visit, definitely under the tutelage of the cheen who don't want a floundering beediland around their necks
the nepalis are also very keen to get rid of the agniveer scheme and have been trying to work around it for a long time
We buy around 1000MW or so from nepal, from the very dams that we built for them
The cheen also have a great deal more of trade with the beedis than India does
hasina was very corrupt and was also playing India off against the cheen
ricky_v wrote: ↑20 Aug 2024 19:07chetak sir, actually amended laws of power import specify that India will only import electricity from dams made by Indian and Nepalese companies only, so no power import from Chinese made dams, an issue in the Nepal threadchetak wrote: ↑20 Aug 2024 18:10
nepal can and will surely want to export power to the beedis just to spite India and the cheen will push for it but the nepali power / grid has to traverse Indian territory and the sly buggers have just invited Modiji for a "state" visit, definitely under the tutelage of the cheen who don't want a floundering beediland around their necks
the nepalis are also very keen to get rid of the agniveer scheme and have been trying to work around it for a long time
We buy around 1000MW or so from nepal, from the very dams that we built for them
The cheen also have a great deal more of trade with the beedis than India does
hasina was very corrupt and was also playing India off against the cheen
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Monitoring Nepalese sentiments for some time now, the post anti India rhetoric following the closing of the trade routes c. 2015-16 seems to have settled, you have the populist rhetoric of some or the other off claims but no concrete action towards it; I would say a good portion of madhesis/mithaladeshis are pro indic, leaving mostly Kathmandu/shah elites as aloof towards the phenomenon
Obviously we do not have such a case in bd on the surface, but I refuse to believe that we did not have friendly/cultivated relations with other deserving candidates and only put our hopes and efforts in the sheikh hasina basket,a ridiculously stupid proposition as she is close to 80, her heir being her daughter with dodgy credentials, the thinking in the South block could not have been let's hope she's immortal, yunus is a fishy character but let us see where the final chips lie
Don't forget onions. Bangladesh is not a small country that can source its requirements elsewhere easily. It has a population of 170 million which is greater than most countries that can produce and supply its requirements.A Deshmukh wrote: ↑20 Aug 2024 16:31 there are lot of things that can be stopped from our side - salt, cotton, electricity, cattle....
if Bengalis want to replicate steps towards tsp and afghanistan....why should we stop them.
Not true.chetak wrote: ↑20 Aug 2024 18:10A Deshmukh wrote: ↑20 Aug 2024 16:31 there are lot of things that can be stopped from our side - salt, cotton, electricity, cattle....
if Bengalis want to replicate steps towards tsp and afghanistan....why should we stop them.
Deshmukh ji,
They make a great deal of their own salt, 70% of their cotton comes from cheen and not from India and cattle is smuggled in from west bengal, and that is not trade but criminal enterprise.
According to the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), the record salt production over the past 62 years came in fiscal year 2022-23, when 2,232,890 tonnes of salt was produced.
12% from India is still a lot which it will have to scamper to source it from elsewhere. But if the jihadis take over, there won't be an industry that will require cotton from anywhere.United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) keeps the yearly (August-July) account of Bangladesh’s cotton imports. Based on information from Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR), USDA states, in 2022-23 fiscal year, Bangladesh imported maximum amount of cotton from Western Africa. During this period, 39 percent of the total demand was brought from this region. Cameroon provided 9 percent while Chad sold 3 percent. So, in total, 51 percent was imported from the countries in Africa. Besides, 16 percent was imported from Brazil, 12 percent from neighboring India and 10 percent was imported from the US.
They might have thrown in a few donkeys - they have lots of them - into the fire and made lot of barbecue.sanjaykumar wrote: ↑21 Aug 2024 01:54 Only KFC is torched in Pakistan.
They don’t have anything else of economic significance.
Gautam ji
IndraD wrote: ↑22 Aug 2024 13:09 Wonderful to meet Hon. Chief Adviser H.E. Professor Muhammad Yunus to discuss the interim government’s plans for reform, charting the course for an inclusive, prosperous and democratic future.
The UK is a steadfast friend ofBD.The interim government has our full support https://x.com/HCSarahCooke/status/1826228629371490329
Soaring prices have been a major concern for Bangladesh, with its currency also under pressure with remittances drying up and garments exports badly impacted by political unrest.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had asked Bangladesh to tighten its monetary policy and keep exchange rates flexible while extending a $4.7bn (£3.6bn) bailout for the South Asian nation.
Dr Mansur said he was in conversation with the body to "augment" and "front load" this amount by an additional $3bn.
He said Bangladesh was also seeking an additional $1.5bn from the World Bank and $1bn each from the Asian Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
There has been a "designed robbery of the financial system" which has caused significant damage to banks and has serious implications for the stock market and the broader economy, he suggested.
Dr Mansur also expects the government will need to inject $15-30bn to recapitalise some of Bangladesh’s Islamic banks which could effectively mean they will be nationalised.
But there will need to be a further 9-10% cut in budgetary spending "so that more credit is more available for the private sector", said Dr Mansur.
Late last week, Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser to Bangladesh's interim government, is reported to have told a gathering of diplomats that his government will undertake "comprehensive reforms" before holding the next general election.
When asked how long it will be before the elections could be called, Dr Mansur said it could be another three years or more.
Bangladesh depends heavily on India for its supply of rice, wheat, onion, ginger, garlic, sugar, cotton, cereals, iron and steel, refined petroleum, electronic equipment, and plastics. Bangladesh’s economic boom before the pandemic hit it hard was based on the export of garments to the West. This key industry depends heavily on the supply of raw materials from India. Deterioration of relations with India will immediately result in a decline in exports, a reduction in GDP, higher inflation, and a loss of jobs. No matter what attractions other nations may hold, for now, Bangladesh cannot afford to break its ties with India.
Bangladesh cannot abandon China either. China is a major source of investments, imports and defense procurements. Bangladesh owes China over $6 billion, and it is also a part of Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative. China has invested over $7 billion in Bangladesh and Chinese exports to Bangladesh in 2023 were over $22 billion. China is Bangladesh’s biggest arms supplier. Bangladesh is as dependent on China as it is upon India.
The presence of the U.S. in this theater increases the salience of the already critical Bangladesh-India relationship. In the past, India successfully shielded Sheikh Hasina from U.S. pressure. If Bangladesh leans toward India, India will balance China and shield Dhaka from the U.S. But if Bangladesh leans toward China, then both the U.S. and India will start exerting all forms of pressure on it. In the past India had restricted exports to Bangladesh; New Delhi could do it again and cause economic difficulties. The U.S. is always trigger-happy with sanctions and Bangladesh has had a taste of it.
In 1971, Bangladesh emerged as a new nation with India’s help. In 2024 it can again emerge as a new Bangladesh, and again it will need India’s help.
Recent economic data and projections by international institutions, including the World Bank, reveal that the country faces considerable headwinds. Several notable social indicators, too, raise concerns that the country’s success story may be unraveling.
The economic crisis in Bangladesh, which has been evident since the middle of 2022, didn’t appear suddenly due to external shocks. It was in the making for quite some time. Two years ago, Bangladesh reached out to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international lenders to avert a meltdown.
This is putting a serious dent in Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves, which have continued to slip. As of early April 2024, they stood below the IMF’s suggested $19.26 billion. Concurrently, nonperforming bank loans, which are about 10 percent of total outstanding loans, according to the central bank’s statement, are increasing.
The broad economic crisis is having serious consequences for Bangladeshis, especially those in the middle class and poorer segments of society. While official statistics from February claim that inflation is below 10 percent, the prices of food and essentials in the market indicate a far greater number.
The report also noted that more than a quarter of families were taking out loans to cover the cost of daily necessities, including food. A survey by the South Asia Network on Economic Modeling, a think tank, shows that 28 percent of households resorted to borrowing money between April and November of 2023. The share of households borrowing money, largely from informal sources, has been on the rise for the past decade.
Bangladesh had been registering increases in life expectancy for decades. In 2020, it reached 72.8 years, the highest to date. But since then, the pattern of growth has been broken. In 2021, there was a decline, to 72.3 years. In 2022, a modest increase to 72.4 was reported by the BBS. But the Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics-2023 (BSVS-2023), published by the BBS in March 2024, shows a reversal, to 72.3 years. Combined with the information that food insecurity has increased in the past year, it is worth asking what might be causing this decline.
The decline in life expectancy is in part a result of the increase of the death rate in children.
Take, for example, the mortality rate for children under one year of age. The number was 21 per 1,000 five years ago, while in 2022 it increased to 25 and in 2023 it reached 27. The death of children below one month has reached 20 per 1,000 live births, up from 16 in 2022. Five years ago, the death rate of this age group was 15. The death rate of children under five years was 33 per 1,000 in the past year, an increase from 31 in 2022 and 28 five years ago. The BVS-2023 identified other troubling trends in social indicators as well. For instance, child marriage has increased significantly in recent years—from 31.3 percent in 2020 to 41.6 percent in 2023.
As the country’s system of governance has transformed from a hybrid regime to an autocratic system, especially after the 2018 election, social development has received less attention from the government, which relies less and less on a mandate from citizens.
India should seal its borders tight and let BD become another pakistan. It was always its destiny.eklavya wrote: ↑24 Aug 2024 14:08 A New Bangladesh Is Emerging But It Needs India Too
Bangladesh depends heavily on India for its supply of rice, wheat, onion, ginger, garlic, sugar, cotton, cereals, iron and steel, refined petroleum, electronic equipment, and plastics.
Yes indeed. And eventually the same plan for China and the CCP, Indonesia, and other large countries so that they remain divided and dependent.drnayar wrote: ↑24 Aug 2024 13:39 Ultimate plan is to dismember India , prevent its rise to become largest economy in 2050[/color]
same as Euromadian coup
I dont agree with chadhwas view of sitting back and "swallow it" .. security is important for economic progress.
India cannot have another hostile front especially at the chicken neck area
What's the confusion?Mukesh.Kumar wrote: ↑26 Aug 2024 17:37 Bangladesh keeps sending confusing signals.
Couple of days before they were publishing videos for boycotting Indian products and now they are protesting at the Indian visa center because visa issuance is stopped....
No confusion. Old joke but applicable, Yankee go home, Yankee go home but take me with you!Mukesh.Kumar wrote: ↑26 Aug 2024 17:37 Bangladesh keeps sending confusing signals.
Couple of days before they were publishing videos for boycotting Indian products and now they are protesting at the Indian visa center because visa issuance is stopped.
https://x.com/jpsin1/status/1827996596862079177
Five Indian power companies that supply electricity to Bangladesh are owed more than $1 billion, according to a report by The Economic Times.
Of this, approximately $800 million is owed to Adani Power, which supplies electricity from its 1.6 GW coal-fired plant in Godda, Jharkhand, through a dedicated transmission corridor.
SEIL Energy India is owed around $150 million as of June 30, 2024, under its power purchase agreement for 250 MW with Bangladesh. The country, which has recently experienced severe political unrest, also owes NTPC nearly $80 million for supplying around 740 MW of electricity from three of its plants. Meanwhile, PTC India, which supplies 250 MW of power from West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co to the Bangladesh Power Development Board, is owed $79 million, although it managed to recover $46 million by August 25. Power Grid Corporation of India is owed $20 million.
Looks like these will be borne by tax paying Indians.chetak wrote: ↑28 Aug 2024 08:43 Five Indian power companies-Adani Power, SEIL Energy India, NTPC, PTC, and Power Grid Corporation of India-are collectively owed over $1 billion.
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