India-Bangladesh Relations
Strategic Context
India and Bangladesh share a 4,156-km border — the longest international boundary India maintains with any country — and deep economic, cultural, and security ties. Bangladesh is one of India's largest trading partners in South Asia, and India is Bangladesh's biggest source of imports. The bilateral relationship, however, periodically faces friction over river water, trade asymmetries, border incidents, and, most recently, the political transition following the change of government in Dhaka in 2024.
- India-Bangladesh border: 4,156 km (the world's fifth-longest land border); governed by the Land Boundary Agreement ratified in 2015.
- Key shared rivers: Ganges (Ganga-Padma), Brahmaputra (Jamuna), Meghna, Teesta — all flow from India into Bangladesh.
- Ganges water-sharing: Governed by the Farakka Treaty (1996), a 30-year treaty signed between India and Bangladesh, expiring in 2026 and currently under renegotiation.
- Trade: India is Bangladesh's second-largest export market and largest import source; bilateral trade stood at approximately USD 14 billion in 2023-24.
- Security cooperation: India and Bangladesh maintain joint mechanisms on anti-insurgency (particularly North-East India), border management, and disaster response.
● Tracked since February 09, 2026 · last seen June 27, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
01 May '26
Bangladesh Summons India's Envoy Over Assam's Migrant Pushback Policy
International Relations
07 Apr '26
India–Bangladesh High-Level Engagement: Trade, Energy, and Transit
International Relations
05 Apr '26
Bangladesh FM Visit to India: Ganga Water Sharing and Bilateral Agenda
International Relations
11 Mar '26
India–Bangladesh Normalization: Military Diplomacy and the Post-Hasina Reset
International Relations
09 Mar '26
Secret Diplomatic Visit Lays Groundwork for India-Bangladesh Ties Thaw
International Relations
22 Feb '26
India-Bangladesh Relations in 2026: Navigating the Post-Hasina Transition
International Relations
21 Feb '26
Bangladesh-India Visa Restoration: Diplomatic Reset Under Tarique Rahman
International Relations
Plus 12 earlier mentions since February 09, 2026.
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Teesta River Water Dispute
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Ganges Water Treaty, 1996
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
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India's Neighbourhood First Policy
International Relations
BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation)
International Relations
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
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