India and Bangladesh signed a raft of agreements on Tuesday during a visit to Dhaka by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, including one to resolve long-running border disputes. The South Asian neighbours concluded a land boundary agreement to demarcate their 4,000 kilometre (2,500 mile) shared border and sort out 162 “enclaves” — small pockets of […]
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began a visit to Bangladesh on Tuesday aimed at warming often prickly ties between the two South Asian neighbors. Singh and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are working to reach agreement on their disputed 2,545-mile (4,096-kilometer) border, explore cooperation in the power sector and enhance trade. However, a hoped-for agreement […]