He is now sending a team to Sikkim to see the water reserves in the upstream as Mamata has said there is no water in Teesta to share. Now it should be clear to Bangladesh that sweet smiles of friendship is not everything when it comes to water sharing by India with Bangladesh. Certainly, Mamata Benarjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, is not alone in protecting selfish interest of India. Our friendship has to be made meaningful by hard diplomacy with India. Through diplomacy a country protects its interest.
Mamata’s proposal that our share of water can be arranged from five other common rivers is highly deceptive. If she is so sure then let her show it, but for now she has more reasons to agree to sharing of Teesta water as temporary measure. The Chief Minister’s problem is that she does not agree to sharing water of Teesta according to the international law. Sharing international water is not a matter of convenience or inconvenience, it is a right not to be denied.
This time, a new controversy over the defense MoUs with India continues in public discourse. In all intent and purpose this defence MoU looks like a joint defence deal. Every nation has its own defence arrangement. To have joint defence with India we have to know which country is our enemy.
Bangladesh government finds itself in another difficult controversy that is brewing between Bangladesh and India. We do not see any such MoU is necessary. We are not thinking of any war coming from outside. Our defence matter is highly sensitive to us for our own sovereignty. No country’s defence is an open game to share with everybody.
Let us be serious about our national interests.
