Bharat Rakshak

The Farakka Treaty was signed December 12, 1996.

Vidya Charan Shukla was Union Water Resources Minister 21 June 1991-17 January 1996
A. R. Antulay - 7 February 1996- 16 May 1996.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee held the portfolio - 16 May 1996- 1 June 1996
Deve Gowda held the portfolio 1 June 1996-29 June 1996.
Janeshwar Mishra - 29 June 1996 - 9 June 1997.

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The fragmented nature of India's government during this period perhaps led to a less-than-optimal treaty with Bangladesh.
This time we can hope for better.

Right, A_Gupta

was about to delete it.

Thanks, I amended my reply too.

A_Gupta wrote: ↑02 Jan 2026 21:09 Thanks, I amended my reply too.

A_Gupta ji,


someone is building narratives in India too

sort of paying them back in the same coin, I guess

I firmly trust that "Satyameva Jayate Na Hi Asatyam".

In this age when "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its boots", narratives are unfortunately necessary. Building them on a basis of truth will make them durable, and ultimately the winner.

India's two Islami neighbors think that narratives, repeated often enough, alters reality. I am squarely with Adi Sankaracharya - A thousand pronouncements of the Shruti will not render fire cold.

To counter narratives, all of us must as vigorously as we can, promote our own truth-fact-logic-based narratives. They should be ever-present like antibodies to counter the false narratives. We all do not have to agree on a single narrative; they just have to be truth-based, and pushed aggressively.